Siane language
Siane (Siani) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Siane Rural LLG and other neighboring local-level government areas of Papua New Guinea.
| Siane | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Chimbu Province, Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | snp |
| Glottolog | sian1257 |
Named dialects are Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards.
Like many Papuan languages Siane has a register tone system.[2]
References
- Siane at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Lucht, Ramona (1978). "Siane tone orthography". SIL.
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