Woria language

Woria
Woria
Region	Indonesian Papua
Native speakers	(5 cited 2000)
Language family	East Geelvink Bay? Woria;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wor
Glottolog	wori1246
ELP	Woria
	Woria is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO ; Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .
	Woria
	Coordinates: 2°22′48″S136°31′08″E / 2.37997°S 136.519°E

Last updated November 01, 2025

Woria is a nearly extinct Papuan language of the Indonesian province of Papua, on the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay. It is spoken in Botawa village, Waropen Regency, where the Lakes Plain language Saponi was also spoken.^[2]

Woria is lexically similar to the East Geelvink Bay languages and presumably belongs in that family, but is too poorly attested to be sure.

References

↑ Woria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

External links

Paradisec's open access collection from Bert Voorhoeve includes Woira language materials

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[e18-1] Woria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ethnologue22-ID-2] Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

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