Yawa language
Not to be confused with Yapen languages.
| Yawa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Cenderawasih Bay |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2011)[1] |
|
West Papuan ?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
yva |
| Glottolog |
nucl1454[2] |
Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora, Turu, and Yapanani.
References
- ↑ Yawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Nuclear Yawa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.