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Goliath language

Una, better known as Goliath, is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua.

Last revised
Jun 28, 2026
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≈ 1 min
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Source
Una
Goliath
RegionHighland Papua
Native speakers
5,600 (2006)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3mtg
Glottologunaa1239

Una, better known as Goliath, is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua.

Dialects are (Western) Una, Bomela, Tanime, Eastern Sela, Kinome. Eastern Una is closer to Ketengban (and often considered a dialect of).

References

References

  • John Louwerse, 1988, The morphosyntax of Una in relation to discourse structure
  1. Una at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)