Yerakai language
Sepik language of Papua-New Guinea
Yerakai | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 380 (2000 census)[1] |
Language family | Sepik
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yra |
Glottolog | yera1243 |
ELP | Yerakai |
Coordinates: 4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E / -4.280234; 142.924084 (Yerakai) |
Yerakai (Yerekai) is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is highly divergent from other Sepik languages, being only 6% cognate with other Middle Sepik languages. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.[2]
It is spoken in Yerakai (4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E / -4.280234; 142.924084 (Yerakai)) village, Yerakai ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][3]
External links
- Paradisec has a collection of Don Laycock's (DL2) that includes Yerakai language materials.
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Sepik languages
Wogamusin | |
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Iwam | |
Amal–Kalou | |
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Nukuma | |
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Ndu | |
Yellow River | |
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Sanio | |
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Bahinemo | |
Alamblak | |
Papi |
Ram | |
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Tama | |
Others |
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