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Sentani

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: set

Population	30,000 (1996 SIL), increasing. Few monolinguals.
Region	Lake Sentani area, about 30 villages. Scattered in Papua and other parts of Indonesia.
Language map	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 133
Alternate names	Buyaka
Dialects	East Sentani, West Sentani, Central Sentani. Lexical similarity: 30% with Tabla [tnm].
Classification	East Bird’s Head-Sentani, Sentani, Sentani Proper
Language use	Vigorous use in most families. All domains. Schools are beginning to use Sentani grades 1 to 6. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 16%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. About 5,000 can read and write it. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Buyaka’ is their name for themselves. Fishermen; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GREGERSON, Kenneth J.; HARTZLER, Margaret, authors. 1987. "Towards a reconstruction of Proto Tabla-Sentani phonology."

HARTZLER, Dwight, author. 1976. "A study of Sentani verb structure."

HARTZLER, Dwight; HARTZLER, Margaret; MEHUE, Chris, compilers. 1993. Kamus Sentani - Indonesia - Inggris.

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1976. "Central Sentani phonology."

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1983. "Mode, aspect, and foregrounding in Sentani."

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1986. Theme and focus in Sentani discourse.

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1987. "Health care options and attitudes among the Sentani."

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1992. "A brief phonology of the Sentani language."

HARTZLER, Margaret, author. 1994. "Sentani."  

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1968. Review of: Grammar of the Sentani language, with specimen texts and vocabulary, by H. K. J. Cowan.

PENCE, Alan R., author. 1971. Review of: Grammar of the Sentani language, by H. K. J. Cowan.

Vernacular Publications

A eleilei buyaka afaeu. 1979.

Buyaka obo yoku naei rilime. 1990.

Gizi; imunisasi; malaria (Uwa foi naei raman; era he bulo he; hengkaendu era be kole). 1989.

Homo moloi-moloi buyaka afaeunge: Ebale yakalele ahuba. 1991.

Ro miyae yona onomi foka nekemale naei: Miyae fa onomi foka nekenate naei nibi. 1986.