Erokwanas language

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Erokwanas
Native to Indonesia
RegionNorth coast of Bomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
probably under 200 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 erw
Glottolog erok1237
ELP Erokwanas
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Coordinates: 2°50′S132°43′E / 2.84°S 132.71°E / -2.84; 132.71

Erokwanas is a minor Austronesian language of the north coast of the Bomberai Peninsula of Western New Guinea in Indonesia. Erokwanas speakers reside in the villages of Darembang and Goras in the Mbahamdandara District, Fakfak Regency.

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The Kei–Tanimbar languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken on the Kei and Tanimbar islands in the southern Maluku Islands, and on the north side of the Bomberai Peninsula. The languages include:

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References

  1. ↑ Erokwanas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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