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Karnai

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bbv

Population  920 (2000 D. Tryon).
Region  Morobe Province, 4 mainland villages near Wasu, 3 on southwest Umboi Island; Madang Province, east of Saidor, 2 or 3 villages.
Language maps  Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 496
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 496
Alternate names   “Barim”
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Korap

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Academic Publications

CARTER, John; CARTER, Katie; GRUMMITT, John; MACKENZIE, Bonnie; MASTERS, Janell, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars."  Available online