Duriankari people

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Duriankari
Total population
15 (1979) [1]
Languages
Duriankari (extinct), Moi, Ma'ya (Salawati), and Indonesian
Religion
Christianity (especially Protestantism)
Related ethnic groups
Inanwatan  • Moi  • Ma'ya  [ id ]

Duriankari people, also known as Efpan, is an ethnic group that inhabits Duriankari village in Central Salawati, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. They previously used the Duriankari language (Duriankere), before it became extinct in the 1990s, [2] its use was replaced by Moi and Ma'ya (Salawati) languages. This ethnic group makes a living from gathering sago and fishing. [1]

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This people's population was nearly extinct. In 1979, only 15 individuals remained alive. Their numbers are the smallest among the surrounding ethnic groups. [3] Due to their small numbers, they assimilated and always lived or settled together with the Kawit people who are a sub-ethnic of Moi people. Therefore, they are sometimes also called the Kawit people. They are generally adhere to Christianity (especially Protestantism). [1]

Geographical distribution

The Duriankari people is currently largely assimilated into the Kawit people. The village they inhabit, Duriankari village, is mostly inhabited by the Kawit people, who make up 70% of the village's population. Duriankari village is located in the southern part of Salawati Island. [4]

Language

The native language spoken by the Duriankari people is one of two non-Austronesian languages spoken in the Raja Ampat Islands, the other is the Seget language, a member of the West Bird's Head languages, which is spoken east and south of Salawati. [5] The Inanwatan people  [ id ] consider the Duriankari speakers to be the descendants of the Inanwatan people who were carried far west by a mystical flood. [2]

The now extinct Duriankari language was spoken in a village in the southern part of Salawati, thought to be related to the Inanwatan language on the southern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula. Both groups (Duriankari and Seget) are the result of recent migration to the Raja Ampat Islands. However, there is strong linguistic evidence that non-Austronesian languages were spoken in the islands before the arrival of Austronesian speaking-peoples. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mansoben, J.R. (1995). Sistem Politik Tradisional di Irian Jaya (PDF). 5 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. p. 231.
  2. 1 2 Vries, L.J. de (2004). A short grammar of Inanwatan. An endangered language of the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia. Canberra: Australian National University Press. ISBN   978-0-85883-545-0.
  3. ↑ Hapsari, Windy; Assa, Veibe R.; Macap, Abdul R. (2013). Sasi "Katilol" Masyarakat Kampung Fafanlap Distrik Misool Selatan (PDF). 1 (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Kepel Press. p. 26. ISBN   978-602-1228-05-0.
  4. ↑ "Efpan (Papua Barat)". petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id (in Indonesian). Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia . Retrieved 22 October 2025– via Peta Bahasa dan Sastra.
  5. 1 2 Gaffney, Dylan; Tanudirjo, Daud; Arnold, Laura; Gaman, Wolter; Russell, Tristan; Djami, Erlin; Macap, Abdul (2024). "Five Centuries of Settlement Dynamics and Mobility in the Northern Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua". The Journal of Pacific History. 59 (4). Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis Online: 427–467. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2024.2328015 .


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