| Kovai | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Umboi Island, Morobe Province |
| Native speakers | 5,000 (2007) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kqb |
Kovai (Kobai, Kowai) is a Papuan language spoken on Umboi Island, halfway between mainland Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, and mostly within the caldera of that volcanic island.