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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Papua) > Bagusa

Bagusa

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3bqb

Population  300 (1987 SIL).
Region  Jayapura Regency, Mamberamo Tengah subdistrict. East of Mamberamo, Lake Rombebai, north of Kauwera [xau].
Language map  Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 180
Alternate names   Kapeso, Suaseso
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 64% with Kwerba [kwe].
Classification  Tor-Kwerba, Greater Kwerba, Kwerba, Nuclear
Language use  Vigorous. All ages.
Comments  Hunter-gatherers; fishermen. Traditional religion, Christian.