Biem language
Oceanic language spoken in New Guinea
Biem, or Bam, is an Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea, spoken on Bam, Blup Blup, Kadovar, and Vial (also known as Wei) islands (eastern four of the Schouten Islands) off the coast of Wewak.[2]
| Biem | |
|---|---|
| Bam | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | (2,200 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bmc |
| Glottolog | biem1237 |
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References
- ^ Biem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.