Awyi language

Awyi
Native toIndonesia
RegionPapua
Native speakers
(350 cited 2000)
Border
  • Upper Tami
    • Awyi
Language codes
ISO 639-3auw
Glottologawyi1241
ELPAwyi

Awyi (Awye, Nyao) is a Papuan language of Indonesian Papua. It is spoken in Skanto District (id), Keerom Regency.

Phonology

Word list (3):

arm-kenie

ashes-ku

bird-noy

black-tubulwa

blood-keane

bone-sakər

to come-manam

dog-wŋl

to eat-na

egg-suŋul

References

  1. ↑ Awyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Silzer, Peter J.; Clouse, Helja Heikkinen (1991). Index of Irian Jaya Languages 2nd edition (PDF). Jayapura: SIL & Uncen. p. 40.

3.https://transnewguinea.org/source/voorhoeve-1975