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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Foia Foia

Foia Foia

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3ffi

Population  180 (2000 census).
Region  Western Province, Middle Fly District, Bibisa village.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 665
Alternate names   Foiafoia, Foyafoya
Dialects  Similar to Minanibai [mcv]. Lexical similarity: 73% with Minanibai, 52% with Mubami [tsx], 59% with Hoyahoya [hhy], 54% with Hoia Hoia [hhi].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Inland Gulf, Minanibai
Language use  All domains.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALLEN, Karan; KENEQA, Betty, authors. Available: 2010; Created: 2006. Foia Foia organised phonology data; Foia Foia, Western Province.  Available online