Woria language

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Woria
RegionIndonesian Papua
Native speakers
5 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wor
Glottologwori1246
ELPWoria

Woria is a nearly extinct Papuan language of the Indonesian province of Papua, on the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay.

Woria is lexically similar to the East Geelvink Bay languages and presumably belongs in that family, but is too poorly attested to be sure.

External links

Paradisec's open access collection from Bert Voorhoeve includes Woira language materials

References

  1. ^ Woria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)