Diebroud

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bok, Dabra, Taburta, Taria, Taworta, Taworta-Aero

Population

275 (2006 Survey report).

Location

Papua Province, Sarmi regency, Mamberamo Hulu subdistrict. Area south of Idenburg river, east of Taiyeve town.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 35%–40% with Foau [flh].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; adjectives after noun heads; tonal

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under some pressure from Indonesian [ind] (2007).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 17% in Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Used as an inter-language. Christian, traditional religion.