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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References

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


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