Pisa language

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Pisa
Asuwe Awyu
West Awyu
Region South Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers
6,500 (2002) [1]
Dialects
  • Pisà
  • Asue
  • Miaro
Language codes
ISO 639-3 psa
Glottolog asue1235

Pisa, also known as West Awyu and Asue Awyu, is an Awyu language of South Papua, Indonesia.

It may actually be three languages, depending on one's criteria for a 'language': [2]

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References

  1. Pisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. New Guinea World - Awyu