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Maklew

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3mgf

Population  120.
Region  South coast area, east side of Marianne strait, west of Marind [mrz] and east of Yelmek [jel] languages.
Language map  Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 264
Alternate names   Makleu
Dialects  Similar to Yelmek.
Classification  South-Central Papuan, Yelmek-Maklew
Language use  Home, friends.
Comments  Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KRIENS, Ronald; LEBOLD, Randy; VRIES, Peter Jan de, authors. 2010. "Report on the Okaba Subdistrict survey in Papua, Indonesia."  Available online