Kayupulau language

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Kayupulau
Native to Indonesia
Region Papua
Native speakers
50 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kzu
Glottolog kayu1243
ELP Kayupulau

Kayupulau is a nearly extinct Austronesian language spoken mainly by adults in Jayapura Harbor in Papua province, Indonesia. By 2007, it was used by less than a tenth of the ethnic population. [1]

Related Research Articles

The Sarmi-Jayapura Bay languages consist of half a dozen languages spoken on the northern coast of Papua province of Indonesia:

References

  1. 1 2 Kayupulau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)