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Beli language

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Beli
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
2,200 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bey
Glottologbeli1258
ELPBeli (Papua New Guinea)

Beli is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Akuwagel, Makarim, Mukili.

It is spoken in Mukili (3°41′07″S 142°21′58″E / 3.685253°S 142.365984°E / -3.685253; 142.365984 (Mukili)), Makapim (3°41′08″S 142°23′02″E / 3.685606°S 142.383937°E / -3.685606; 142.383937 (Makapim)), and other villages of Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG in Nuku District, Sandaun Province.[1][2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Beli at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.