Onin or Onim is a dialect of Sekar Onim language,[2] an Austronesian language of the Onin Peninsula in Bomberai, West Papua. Despite the small number of speakers, it is the basis of a local pidgin.[3]
Onin | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Kokas District, Teluk Patipi District, Fakfak Regency, Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | 500 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | oni |
Glottolog | onin1245 |
ELP | Onin |
Pidgin Onin | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | None |
Onin-based pidgin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | onx |
Glottolog | onin1237 |
It has 18 consonants and 5 vowels.[4]
References
edit- ^ Onin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Sekar-Onim". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Pidgin Onin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "OLAC resources".