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Yapen languages

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Glottolog
  
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Yapen languages

Geographic distribution
  
Yapen Island, New Guinea

Linguistic classification
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP (Central–Eastern) Halmahera–Cenderawasih Cenderawasih Bay Yapen–Waropen Yapen

The Yapen languages are the branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken on Yapen Island and the nearby isle of Cenderawasih Bay, both in Papua province of northeastern Indonesia.

They share Yapen Ιsland with the Papuan Yawa languages.

Languages

The Yapen languages are:

  • East: Kurudu, Wabo.
  • Central–Western: Ambai, Ansus, Busami, Munggui, Marau, Pom, Papuma, Roon, Serui-Laut, Wandamen, Woi.

    • References

    Yapen languages Wikipedia
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