Serui-Laut

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
seu
Alternate Names
Arui
User Population

1,200 (1987 SIL).

Location

Papua province: Kepulauan Yapen regency, Serui town area on Yapen island south coast; west past Panduan point; Sareba bay on Nau island; 5 villages.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 82% with Ansus [and], 77% with Ambai [amk].

Language Use

Shifting to Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Serui-Laut
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.