Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of

Boven Digoel Regency Boven Digoel Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the northern part of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It is split off from Merauke Regency (of which it used to be a part) on 12 November 2002. The regency covers an area of , and the tot ...

in Indonesian New Guinea. It is spoken by the

Kombai people The Kombai are a Papuan people of Melanesia living in the Indonesian province of Papua in Western New Guinea. Their total population is about 5,650. Way of life The Kombai people live in clans, each clan having its own territory in the Papuan f ...

. Tayan is a dialect. ''Ethnologue'' records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.The Awyu–Ndumut languages in their linguistic and cultural context
(University of Amsterdam)

References

*Hughes, Jock. 2009.
Upper Digul Survey
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