Language

Wahgi

Wahgi is a language in the Nuclear Trans New Guinea family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Wahgi

The New Testament is reported in Wahgi.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Wahgi is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Wahgi

Language family
Nuclear Trans New Guinea
ISO 639-3 code
wgi
Glottocode
nucl1620
Also known as
Wahgi Group

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Wahgi as a whole.

  • KambiaNo known Scripture
  • KunjipNo known Scripture
  • Kup-MinjNo known Scripture
  • Mid-WahgiNo known Scripture
  • Pukamigl-AndegabuNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.