Yaqay language
| Yaqay | |
|---|---|
| Region | Indonesia |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jaq |
| Glottolog | yaqa1246 |
Yaqay (Yaqai, Jakai, Jaqai) is a Papuan language spoken in Indonesia by over ten thousand people. It is also called Mapi or Sohur; dialects are Oba-Miwamon, Nambiomon-Mabur, Bapai.
According to Ethnologue, Yaqay is spoken along the south coast of Mappi Regency, along the Obaa River north to the Gandaimu area.
References
- ^ Yaqay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
- Yakhai. New Guinea World.
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