Muratayak language

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Muratayak
Asat
Yagomi
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
1,100 (2003) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
asx   Muratayak
ygm   Yagomi
Glottolog mura1271   Muratayak
yago1240   Yagomi

Muratayak, also Asat or Yagomi, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Yagomi village ( 5°44′35″S146°36′21″E / 5.743019°S 146.605737°E / -5.743019; 146.605737 (Yagomi) ) of Rai Coast Rural LLG, Madang Province. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Muratayak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Yagomi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.