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Tause
ISO 639-3: tad
| Population |
300 (2000 S. Wurm). |
| Region |
West Lakes Plain (Paniai), southwest of Danau Bira, Deraposi area, northeast of Fayu [fau], northwest of Edopi [dbf]. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 86
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| Alternate names |
Darha, Doa |
| Dialects |
Tause, Weirate, Deirate. Related to Fayu, Kirikiri [kiy]. |
| Classification |
Lakes Plain, Tariku, West |
| Language use |
No Indonesian [ind] spoken. Some also use Fayu. |
| Comments |
First contact with outside world in 1982. Hunter-gatherers. Christian, traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MUNNINGS, Mary Jane; MUNNINGS, Peter, authors. 1990. Between two worlds: a photo documentary of the Tause culture of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.