Dabe language

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Dabe
Native to Indonesia
Region West Papua
Native speakers
440 (2005) [1]
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dbe
Glottolog dabe1239
ELP Dabe

Dabe is a Papuan language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Dabe village, Pantai Timur subdistrict, Sarmi Regency. [2]

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References

  1. Dabe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.