Demisa language

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Demisa
Region Indonesian Papua
Native speakers
400 (2000) [1]
East Geelvink Bay
  • Bauzi–Demisa
    • Demisa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dei
Glottolog demi1242
ELP Demisa

Demisa is a Papuan language of the Indonesian province of Papua, on the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay. It is spoken in Botawa, Desawa, and Muyere villages. [2]

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References

  1. Demisa 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.