Kyenele a.k.a. Miyak is a Yuat language of Papua New Guinea.
| Kyenele | |
|---|---|
| Miyak | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2003)[1] |
Yuat
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kql |
| Glottolog | kyen1243 |
| ELP | Miyak |
| Coordinates: 4°36′10″S 143°50′40″E / 4.602663°S 143.844495°E | |
Versions of its name include Keñele, Keyele, Kenying, Bulang, Kenen Birang, Kyenying-Barang.
It is spoken in Giling (Girin) (4°36′10″S 143°50′40″E / 4.602663°S 143.844495°E), a village located on the banks of the Yuat River in Yuat Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Kyenele 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.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.