Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language spoken along the upper reaches of the Maro River, in the Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.
| Yei | |
|---|---|
| Yey | |
| Region | South Papua |
| Ethnicity | Yei |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2001)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jei |
| Glottolog | yeii1239 |
Distribution
editAccording to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in Elikobal District, in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia.[2]
References
edit- ^ Yei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.