- ^ a b Hewa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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| Hewa | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sepik River basin |
| Ethnicity | Hewa |
Native speakers | 4,800 (2014)[1] |
Sepik
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ham |
| Glottolog | hewa1241 |
| ELP | Hewa |
Hewa, also known as Sisimin and Lagaip, is spoken by the Hewa people. It is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Lagaip Rural LLG of Enga Province, and also in Hela Province and Telefomin Rural LLG of Sandaun Province.[1]