| Population |
1,200 (1987 SIL). |
| Region |
South central Serui Island, Nau Island south of Serui. 5 villages. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 99
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| Alternate names |
Arui |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 82% with Ansus [and], 77% with Ambai [amk]. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western |
| Language use |
Vigorous. |
| Comments |
Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian. |