Piame
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | Sandaun Province, middle Sepik region, headwaters of Niksek (April) and Walio (Leonhard Schultz) Rivers. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 5, reference number 225 |
| Alternate names | Biami |
| Classification | Sepik, Sepik Hill, Sanio |
| Language use | 3 speakers still use Tok Pisin [tpi]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. |
| Comments | First contact with outsiders in 1982. |
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