Yeresiam

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Beduba, Iresim
Population

70 (Wurm 2000).

Location

Papua Province, south Cenderawasih bay, west of Nabire and around Yamur lake; into Papua Barat Province, area north of Omba river.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Iresim
Language Use

Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Shifting to Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yeresiam
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.