Papua New Guinea Hockey Federation Papua New Guinea Hockey Federation The Papua New Guinea Hockey Federation is the governing body of Field Hockey in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Oceania. Its Headquarters are in Boroko, NCD, Port Moresby, PNG. It is affiliated to IHF International Hockey Federation and OCF Oceania Hockey Federation. Kaluwin Potuan is the President of Hockey Association of PNG and Thomas Kahai is the General Secretary. Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games#Field hockey PNG hosted the World League Qualifier for the Hockey World Cup in its capital city of Port Moresby in July 2016. PNG Hockey Federation announced its men’s and
Languages of Papua New Guinea Languages of Papua New Guinea The languages of Papua New Guinea today number over 850. These languages are spoken by the inhabited tribal groups of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. In 2006, Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare stated that "Papua New Guinea has 832 living languages (languages, not dialects)" making it the most linguistically diverse place on earth. Its official languages are Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu and Papua New Guinean Sign Language. Tok Pisin, an English-based creole, is the most widely spoken, serving as the country's lingua franca. Papua New Guinean Sign Language became the fourth official language in