Kuri

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
nbn
Alternate Names
Modan, Nabi
User Population

500 (1982 SIL).

Location

West Papua province: Teluk Bintuni regency, 16 villages in southwest Bomberai peninsula.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 90% with Irarutu [irh].

Language Use

Home. Shifting to Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kuri
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.