Duvle language

Duvle-Wano Pidgin
Duvle-Wano Pidgin
Native speakers	None
Language family	Duvle-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	duvl1238

Duvle
Duvle
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua
Native speakers	(930 cited 2000)
Language family	Lakes Plain Duvle–East Duvle; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	duv
Glottolog	duvl1242

Last updated November 26, 2025

Duvle (Sikwari) is a Lakes Plain language of the Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency.^[2]

Variant spellings are Duvde, Duve, Duvele, Duvre. It is also known as Wiri.

A Duvle-based pidgin is used with speakers of Wano as well.

References

↑ Duvle at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Clouse, Duane A. (1997). "Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya". In Karl Franklin (ed.). Papers in Papuan linguistics no. 2 (PDF). Vol. A-85. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 133–236. ISBN 0858834421.

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

[Clouse-LakesPlain-2] Clouse, Duane A. (1997). "Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya". In Karl Franklin (ed.). Papers in Papuan linguistics no. 2 (PDF). Vol. A-85. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 133–236. ISBN 0858834421.

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Duvle-Wano Pidgin
Native speakers	None
Language family	Duvle-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Glottolog	`duvl1238`