Edwas, or Beneraf, is a Papuan language of Indonesia. "Edwas", the name of a former village, is the native name; "Beneraf", the name of one of two current villages, is what the neighboring peoples and previously the Dutch use(d) for them.[2] The ISO 639 standard confuses it with Bonerif, another language in the same family.
| Edwas | |
|---|---|
| Beneraf | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | West Papua |
Native speakers | 200 (2005)[1] |
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bnv (all language codes used for both Edwas / Beneraf and Bonerif) |
| Glottolog | bone1255 |
References
edit- ^ Edwas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Edwas". New Guinea World. Retrieved 2020-02-12.