Kayupulau

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kzu
Alternate Names
Kajupulau
User Population

50 (Wurm 2000). Used by under 10% of the ethnic group (Wurm 2007).

Location

Papua province: Kota Jayapura city and island in Jayapura harbor.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Jayapura Bay
Dialects

Not a dialect of Tobati (Yotafa) [tti].

Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon); seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Older adults only. Shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kayupulau
Other Comments

Christian.