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

Legenyem

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3lcc

Population  250 (2000 S. Wurm).
Region  Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island in northwest end of main bay and on south coast, Beo, Lempintol, Wawiai villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Northwestern Papua, reference number 9
Alternate names   Laganyan
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Raja Ampat
Comments  Fishermen; agriculturalists. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.