Wolani language
| Wolani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Ethnicity | Wolani |
Native speakers | 5,000 (1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
wod |
| Glottolog |
wola1243[2] |
Wolani (Wodani) is a Papuan language spoken by about 5,000 people in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is related to the Moni, Ekari, Auye, and Dao languages and may be related to the Dani languages. Documentation is quite limited.
References
- Doble, Marion. 1962. Essays on Kapauku grammar.. Nieuw Guinea Studiën 6.152-5, 211-8, 279-98.
- Drabbe, Peter. 1952. Spraakkunst van het Ekagi, Wisselmeren, Nederlands Nieuw Guinea. Den Haag: Martinus Nijhoff.