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Korowai

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: khe
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	3,500 (2007 P. de Vries). 3,000 monolinguals.
Region	South coast area, north of Boma, northeast of Senggo, southeast of Siradela, southwest of Awimbon.
Language maps	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 223 Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 223
Alternate names	Kolufaup
Dialects	North Korowai, South Korowai.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Awyu-Dumut, Korowai
Language use	Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HUGHES, Jock, author. 2009. "Upper Digul Survey."  

VRIES, Peter Jan de, author. 2012. "Report on the Aerial Survey of the Upper Kao, Digul, and Eilandeen Rivers in Papua, Indonesia."