Pouye | |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | Sandaun Province |
Speakers: | 960 |
Date: | 2003 |
Ref: | e25 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Sepik languages |
Fam2: | Ram |
Iso3: | bye |
Glotto: | pouy1238 |
Glottorefname: | Pouye |
Pouye (Bouye) is a language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, by a thousand people, and growing. It is spoken in the seven villages of Bulawa (-3.6658°N 142.0144°W), Kiliauto, Komtin, Maurom (-3.6832°N 141.8473°W), Wokien (-3.6978°N 141.9578°W), Wulme, and Yukilau (-3.6783°N 141.9255°W), which are mostly located within East Wapei Rural LLG.[1]
A grammar of the Pouye language is published here:https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/62023