Busami
A language of Indonesia (Papua)
| Population | 700 (1993 R. Doriot). |
| Region | Yapen Waropen Regency, Yapen Barat and Yapen Selatan subdistricts, South and north coast, Serui Island, Kamanap, Masiaroti, Kaonda villages. |
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Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 106 |
| Dialects | 3 dialects. Lexical similarity: 71% with Ansus [and], 63% with Serui-Laut [seu]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western |
| Comments | Fishermen; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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