Awyi language
Not to be confused with Auye language.
This article is about language of Nyao people in Skanto District. For Nyao language in Arso Timur District, see Sangke language.
| Awyi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
Native speakers | (350 cited 2000)[1] |
Border
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | auw |
| Glottolog | awyi1241 |
| ELP | Awyi |
Awyi (Awye, Nyao)[2] 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
- ^ Awyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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
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