Yapen languages (Austronesian)

Yapen
Yapen
Geographic; distribution	Yapen Island, Western New Guinea, Indonesia
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern South Halmahera–West New Guinea Cenderawasih Bay Yapen–Waropen Yapen; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	yape1249

Last updated February 26, 2025

The Yapen languages are the branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken on Yapen Island and the nearby isle of Cenderawasih Bay, both in Papua province of northeastern Indonesia.

They share Yapen Ιsland with the Papuan Yawa languages.

Languages

Yapen
- East
  - Kurudu
  - Wabo
- Central–Western

References

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Yapen
Geographic distribution	Yapen Island, Western New Guinea, Indonesia
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern South Halmahera–West New Guinea Cenderawasih Bay Yapen–Waropen Yapen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`yape1249`