lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageYei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language of New Guinea. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.
Yam language spoken in New Guinea
Not to be confused with Yei language (Bantu).
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| Region | New Guinea |
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Native speakers | 2,400 (2001)[1] |
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Language family | Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
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| ISO 639-3 | jei |
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| Glottolog | yeii1239 |
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Distribution
According to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in Elikobal District [id], in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia.[2]
References
- Yei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
Yam languages |
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| Tonda | |
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| Nambu | |
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| Other | |
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Languages of Papua New Guinea |
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| Official languages | |
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Major Indigenous
languages | |
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Other Papuan
languages | | Angan | |
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| Awin–Pa | |
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| Binanderean | |
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| Bosavi | |
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| Chimbu–Wahgi | |
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| New Ireland | |
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| Duna–Pogaya | |
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| East Kutubuan | |
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| East Strickland | |
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| Engan | |
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| Eleman | |
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| Ok–Oksapmin | |
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| Teberan | |
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| Tirio | |
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| Turama–Kikorian | |
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| Larger families |
- Finisterre–Huon
- Kainantu–Goroka
- Madang
- Ramu–Lower Sepik
- Sepik
- Southeast Papuan
- Torricelli
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