Yei language

Yam language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

EthnicityYei
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 2001)[1]
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Yei
Yey
RegionSouth Papua
EthnicityYei
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 2001)[1]
Dialects
  • Upper
  • Lower
Language codes
ISO 639-3jei
Glottologyeii1239
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Distribution

According to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in Elikobal District [id], in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia.[2]

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