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A language of Indonesia

User Population

2,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

Papua province: Sarmi regency, Arare, Holmhaven, Mafenter, and Omte villages in Pacific coast area.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 40% with Berik [bkl].

Language Use

Shifting to Papuan Malay [pmy]. Used as L2 by Anus [auq].

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.