Yei

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Je, Jei, Yei-Nan, Yey

Population

2,390 (2001 SIL).

Location

Papua Province, south coast border area, east of Marind along Maro river. 6 villages.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

Lower Yei, Upper Yei. Dialects mutually inherently intelligible only with difficulty.

Language Use

Home. Most are proficient in Papuan Malay [pmy] and some Marind [mrz].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Different cultural group from Marind. Christian, traditional religion.