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Sobei

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: sob

Population	1,000 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 1,850 (2000 D. Tryon).
Region	Sarmi Regency, Sarmi subdistrict, north coast area east of Sarmi.
Language map	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 116
Alternate names	Biga, Imasi, Liki
Dialects	Comprehension of, Liki [lio], Papuan Malay [pmy].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
Language use	Also use Indonesian [ind] or Papuan Malay.
Language development	Grammar.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Government schools through entire area. Increasing intermarriage with other groups. Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AJAMISEBA, Daniel C.; KAFIAR, August; SILZER, Peter J., compilers. 1987. Pempenyeʼse fenti den Sobeiuse = Perbendaharaan kata Bahasa Sobei = Sobei vocabulary.

PIKE, Kenneth L.; SUHARNO, Ignatius, editors. 1976. From Baudi to Indonesian.

ROSS, Malcolm; STERNER, Joyce K., authors. 2002. "Sobei."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1975. "Sobei phonology."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1976. "A comprehensive look at Sobei phrases and words."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1981. "Adoption into a Sobei clan."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1987. "Sobei verb morphology reanalyzed to reflect POL studies."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1992. "Clan competition and sibling rivalry - Sobei social organization."

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1994. Why analyze folktales? or what Came the female cannibal taught me.

STERNER, Joyce K., author. 1997. "Sobei social organization: Independence, competition, and rivalry."

STERNER, Robert H., author. 1975. "Sobei verb inflection."