Jofotek-Bromnya language

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Jofotek-Bromnya
Native to Indonesia
Region West Papua
Native speakers
200 (2007) [1]
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
Dialects
  • Jofotek
  • Bromnya
Language codes
ISO 639-3 jbr – inclusive code
Individual code:
mqr   Mander
Glottolog jofo1235   Jofotek-Bromnya
mand1443   Mander
ELP Mander

Jofotek-Bromnya is a Papuan language of Sarmi Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

There are two dialects: [2]

Colonial records of Mander show it to be the same language.

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References

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