Wolani language
| Wolani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Ethnicity | Wolani |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wod |
| Glottolog | wola1243 |
Wolani (Wodani) is a Papuan language spoken by about 5,000 people in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is related to the Moni, Ekari, Auye, and Dao languages and may be related to the Dani languages. Documentation is quite limited.
External links
- Paradisec has an open access collection from Arthur Cappell (AC2) that includes Wolani materials
References
- ^ Wolani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Doble, Marion. 1962. Essays on Kapauku grammar.. Nieuw Guinea Studiën 6.152-5, 211-8, 279-98.
- Drabbe, Peter. 1952. Spraakkunst van het Ekagi, Wisselmeren, Nederlands Nieuw Guinea. Den Haag: Martinus Nijhoff.
See also