Masimasi language

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Masimasi
Native to Indonesia
Region Papua
Native speakers
10 (2005) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ism
Glottolog masi1265
ELP Masimasi

Masimasi is a nearly extinct Austronesian language spoken on an offshore island of Papua, Indonesia.

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References

  1. Masimasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)