Womo language explained

Womo
Also Known As:Womo-Sumararu
Region:Sandaun Province
Coordinates:-2.9456°N 141.848°W
Speakers:6
Date:2016
Ref:e25
Ethnicity:190 in Onei village (2000 census);[1] unknown Sumararu
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Skou
Fam2:Serra Hills
Dia1:Womo
Dia2:Sumararu
Iso3:wmx
Glotto:womo1238
Glottorefname:Womo-Sumararu

Womo and Sumararu[2] are a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties are sufficiently divergent that Usher counts them as distinct languages.[3]

Womo is spoken in Onei village (-2.9456°N 141.848°W) of Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG in Sandaun Province.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2008-032_wmx.pdf ISO change request
  2. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Womo-Sumararu . Glottolog 4.3.
  3. Web site: Serra Hills - newguineaworld.
  4. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.