Yeretuar, also called Umar or Goni, is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language in its putative Cenderawasih languages branch, originating from Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay) in West Papua Province of Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
Yeretuar | |
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Umar, Goni | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | West Papua |
Native speakers | 350 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gop |
Glottolog | yere1243 |
Coordinates: 3°01′S 134°40′E / 3.02°S 134.66°E |
It is not closely related to other languages.
References
edit- ^ Yeretuar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)