Tobati

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tti
Alternate Names
Enggros, Humboldt Jotafa, Jayapura, Jotafa, Tobwadic, Yautefa, Yotafa
Population

100 (Wurm 2007).

Location

Papua Province, Jayapura bay, near Jayapura, Tobati, Enggros, Entrop, Kota Raja, and Tanah Hitam villages.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

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

Formerly classified as Papuan.

Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon); seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Mainly assimilated to Indonesian [ind] language and culture. Enggros maintains strong L1 use but are bilingual in Papuan Malay [pmy].

Other Comments

Christian.