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

Hoyahoya

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3hhy

Population  95 (2000 census).
Region  Western Province, Middle Fly District, Matakaia village.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 666
Alternate names   Hoya Hoya, Matakaia Hoyahoya, Hoiahoia
Dialects  Similar to Minanibai [mcv]. Lexical similarity: 52% with Minanibai, 52% with Mubami [tsx], 59% with Foia Foia [ffi], 71% with Hoia Hoia [hhi].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Inland Gulf, Minanibai
Language use  All domains. Also use Bamu [bcf].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CARR, Philip, author. Available: 2010; Created: 2006. Hoyahoya organised phonology data; Hoyayoya [hhy] - Western Province.  Available online