Anus

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
auq
Alternate Names
Koroernoes, Korur
Population

320 (2005 SIL).

Location

Papua Province, Jayapura regency, Bonggo subdistrict. Podena islands off north coast; coastal area east of Biri river.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
Dialects

Similar to Podena [pdn].

Language Use

Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Influence from Kwesten [kwt] on the opposite coast and from Indonesian [ind] (2007). Most domains.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Anus
Other Comments

Anus and Fedan [pdn] may be the same language. Christian, traditional religion.