Sekar language

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Sekar
Native to Indonesia
RegionKokas District, Teluk Patipi District, Fakfak Regency, Bomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
(450 cited 1977) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 skz
Glottolog seka1247

Sekar (Seka) is a dialect of Sekar Onim language, [2] an Austronesian language of the Onin Peninsula in Bomberai, West Papua.

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References

  1. Sekar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Sekar-Onim". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.