| Porome | |
|---|---|
| Kibiri | |
| Spoken in | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Gulf Province, Kikori District, near Aird Hills, on several tributaries of Kikori River, villages of Tipeowo, Doibo, Paile, Babaguina, Ero, and Wowa.southern Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | |
| Native speakers | unknown (1,100 cited 1977)[1] |
| Language family |
Trans–New Guinea ?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prm |
The Porome or Kibiri language is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. It was classified as a language isolate by Stephen Wurm, but Malcolm Ross has linked it to the Kiwaian languages, possibly part of the Trans–New Guinea family. There are over a thousand speakers.