Diebroud

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A language of Indonesia

Alternate Names

Bok, Dabra, Taburta, Taria, Taworta, Taworta-Aero

User Population

300 (2006 SIL).

Papua province: Sarmi regency, Mamberamo Hulu sub-district.

Language Maps

Indonesia, Eastern Papua

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Lakes Plain, East

None known. Lexical similarity: 35%–40% with Foau [flh].

SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; adjectives after noun heads; tonal.

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under some pressure from Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Also use Foau [flh]. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Foau [flh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 17% in Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Diebroud

Used as an inter-language. Christian, traditional religion.