Makayam language

 ( Languages Of Western Province ) 

Tirio ( Makayam Makaeyam and Aturu Adulu,) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.

Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.

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No-, o-, zo-, i- may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.

Categories: Languages Of Western Province, Tirio Languages