Malay, Papuan
A language of Indonesia (Papua)
| Population | 500,000, increasing. |
| Region | Papua. |
| Dialects | Similar to both Ambonese Malay [abs] and Manado Malay [xmm]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay, Trade, East Indonesian |
| Language use | Trade language. Growing number of L1 speakers. All domains. All ages. Positive. Most use it as L2. |
| Language development | Films. |
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