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Austronesian language
Waropen is an Austronesian language spoken at the Geelvink Bay of Indonesian Papua . It is fairly closely related to the Yapen languages .
Dialects are Waropen Kai, Napan, and Ambumi.
Phonology
Sounds /w, j/ can be heard as vowels [ʊ, ɪ] when after vowel sounds.[ 2]
Distribution
In Papua province , it is spoken in Mamberamo Raya Regency and Waropen Regency . The Ambumi dialect is spoken in the south Waropen Bay area. Waropen is also spoken southwest to the Rombak River mouth.
References
^ Waropen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Flassy, Don A.L.; Animung, Lisidus; Sawaki, Rachel (1994). Fonologi bahasa Waropen . Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
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