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

Minidien

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3wii

Population  100 (2004 SIL). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,186 (2000 census).
Region  Sandaun Province, north of Beli, Laeko-Libuat.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 124
Alternate names   Miniden, Wiakei, Wiaki
Classification  Torricelli, Maimai, Wiaki
Language use  A few of the older generation speak it some of the time. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Comments  Swidden agriculturalists.