Tause language

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Tause
Spoken in: Papua
Total speakers: 350
Language family: Extended West Papuan ?
 East Bird's Head-Sentani
  Tause
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: to be added
ISO/FDIS 639-3:

The Tause language, also known as Doa or Darha, is a poorly known Papuan language of Indonesia spoken by some 350 people. The Tause only made contact with the outside world in 1982. Their language has been widely reported to be related to the neighboring Lakes Plain languages; however, this conclusion is based on little evidence. Recently Malcolm Ross placed Tause in his East Bird's Head-Sentani family, along with another language isolate and two small families.