Lembena language

Lembena language
Lembena
Spoken in  Papua New Guinea
Region East Sepik Province
Native speakers 1,760  (2000)
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Engan
    • North Engan
      • Lembena
Language codes
ISO 639-3 leq

Lembena, also known as Lembena Pii, Nanimba Pii, Uyalipa Pii, or Wapi Pii, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.[1] There are 1,760 speakers of the languages, of which 750 are monolingual.

References

  1. ^ Lembena language at Ethnologue



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