Kombai language

"Wanggom" redirects here. For Wanggŏm, the capital of Wiman Joseon, see Wanggeom-seong.

Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Boven Digoel Regency in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Kombai, including the Kombai Kali or River Kombai, who spoke Tayan dialect.

Kombai
Khobaye-lu
Region	Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua
Ethnicity	Kombai & Wanggom
Native speakers	(5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Greater Awyu Awyu–Dumut Kombai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: tyn – Kombai wng – Wanggom
Glottolog	ndei1235  Ndeiram komb1274  Kombai

Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai, spoken by the Wanggom people. However, their language has not been attested as a distinct language.^[2]