Kombai language

"Wanggom" redirects here. For Wanggŏm, the capital of Wiman Joseon, see Wanggeom-seong.

Kombai
Region	Boven Digoel Regency, New Guinea
Ethnicity	Kombai
Native speakers	(5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Greater Awyu Awyu–Dumut Kombai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: tyn – Kombai wng – Wanggom
Glottolog	ndei1235  Ndeiram komb1274  Kombai

Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Boven Digoel Regency in Indonesian New Guinea. It is spoken by the Kombai people. Tayan is a dialect.

Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.^[2]

References

1. Kombai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Wanggom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. *The Awyu–Ndumut languages in their linguistic and cultural context (University of Amsterdam)

• Hughes, Jock. 2009. Upper Digul Survey. SIL International.