Faiwol language

Faiwol
Region	Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	unknown (4,500 cited 1987)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Central & South New Guinea ? Ok Mountain Ok Faiwol
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`fai`
Glottolog	`faiw1243`^[2]

Faiwol is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea. There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, and Kauwol on the Indonesian border.

References

↑ Faiwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Faiwol". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Mountain Ok people

Peoples	Telefolmin people Urapmin people Tifal people Mian people Wopkaimin people

Languages	Telefol language Urapmin language Tifal language Mian language Faiwol language Oksapmin language

Central and South New Guinea languages

Asmat–Kamoro

Asmat	Asmat Citak

Sabakor	Buruwai Kamberau

Others	Kamoro Sempan

Greater Awyu

Awyu–Dumut	Aghu Mandobo Kombai–Wanggom Pisa Sawi Shiaxa Wambon

Becking–Dawi	Komyandaret Korowai Tsaukambo

Ok–Oksapmin

Western	Burumakok Kopkaka

Lowland	Iwur Muyu Ninggerum Yonggom

Mountain	Bimin Faiwol Mian Setaman Suganga Tifal Telefol Urapmin

Others	Nakai Ngalum Oksapmin Tangko

Others

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

Major Indigenous
languages

Other Papuan
languages

Angan	Akoye Angaataha Ankave Hamtai Kamasa Kawacha Menya Safeyoka Simbari Susuami Tainae Yagwoia Yipma

Awin–Pa	Awin Pa

Binanderean	Baruga Binandere Ewage Korafe Orokaiva Suena Yekora Zia

Bosavi	Aimele Beami Edolo Kaluli Kasua Onobasulu Sonia

Chimbu–Wahgi	Chuave Dom Golin Kandawo Kaugel Kuman Maring Melpa Narak Nii Nomane Salt-Yui Sinasina Tembagla Wahgi

Duna–Pogaya	Duna Pogaya

East Kutubuan	Fasu Fiwaga Foi

East Strickland	Fembe Gobasi Konai Kubo Odoodee Samo

Engan	Angal Bisorio Enga Huli Ipili Kewa Kyaka Lembena Samberigi

Eleman	Kaki Ae Keuru Opao Orokolo Toaripi Tairuma

Ok–Oksapmin	Bimin Faiwol Mian Ngalum Ninggerum Oksapmin Setaman Suganga Telefol Tifal Urap Yonggom

Teberan	Dadibi Folopa

Tirio	Abom Baramu Bitur Tirio Were

Turama–Kikorian	Ikobi Omati Rumu

Larger Families	Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Madang Ramu–Lower Sepik Sepik Southeast Papuan Torricelli

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