Vitou language

Vitou
Vitou
Manirem, Takar
Native to	Indonesia
Region	West Papua
Native speakers	630 (2007)
Language family	Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba) Orya–Tor Tor Tor Coast East Vitou–Betaf Vitou; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	vto
Glottolog	vito1235

Vitou (Manirem, Takar) is a Papuan language of Indonesia used mainly by older adults. It is spoken in Takar village, Sarmi Regency, and is one of two languages known as "Manirem", the other being Betaf.

References

1 2 Vitou at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ Evans, Nicholas; Gil, David; Himmelmann, Nikolaus; Riesberg, Sonja; Sawaki, Yusuf (2017). "Session 4: Languages of Wallacea". An initial look at Manirem, also known as Betaf (bfe) and Vitou (vto) (PDF) (Report). Workshop on the Languages of Papua 4. Manokwari: Center for Endangered Languages Documentation, University of Papua; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; University of Cologne.

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[e25-1] 1 2 Vitou at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Evans, Nicholas; Gil, David; Himmelmann, Nikolaus; Riesberg, Sonja; Sawaki, Yusuf (2017). "Session 4: Languages of Wallacea". An initial look at Manirem, also known as Betaf (bfe) and Vitou (vto) (PDF) (Report). Workshop on the Languages of Papua 4. Manokwari: Center for Endangered Languages Documentation, University of Papua; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; University of Cologne.