Betaf language

Betaf
Betaf
Manirem, Tena
Native to	Indonesia
Region	West Papua
Native speakers	600 (2005)
Language family	Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba) Orya–Tor Tor Tor Coast East Vitou–Betaf Betaf; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bfe
Glottolog	beta1253
ELP	Betaf

Last updated December 17, 2025

Betaf (Manirem, Tena) is a Papuan language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Betaf village, Sarmi Regency, and is one of two languages known as "Manirem", the other being Vitou.^[2]

References

↑ Betaf at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Evans, Nicholas; Gil, David; Himmelmann, Nikolaus; Riesberg, Sonja; Sawaki, Yusuf (2017). "Session 4: Languages of Wallacea". An initial look at Manirem, also known as Betaf (bfe) and Vitou (vto) (PDF) (Report). Workshop on the Languages of Papua 4. Manokwari: Center for Endangered Languages Documentation, University of Papua; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; University of Cologne.

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[e18-1] Betaf at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Evans, Nicholas; Gil, David; Himmelmann, Nikolaus; Riesberg, Sonja; Sawaki, Yusuf (2017). "Session 4: Languages of Wallacea". An initial look at Manirem, also known as Betaf (bfe) and Vitou (vto) (PDF) (Report). Workshop on the Languages of Papua 4. Manokwari: Center for Endangered Languages Documentation, University of Papua; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; University of Cologne.

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