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Yei language

Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language of New Guinea. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.

Yei
Yey
RegionNew Guinea
Native speakers
2,400 (2001)[1]
Dialects
  • Upper
  • Lower
Language codes
ISO 639-3jei
Glottologyeii1239

Distribution

According to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in Elikobal District [id], in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Yei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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