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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Papua) > Samarokena

Samarokena

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3tmj

Population  400 (1982 SIL).
Region  North coast inland just east of Apawar River, west of Sarmi, Karfasia, Samarkena, Maseb, Tamaya villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 114
Alternate names   Karfasia, Samarkena, Tamaja, Tamaya
Classification  Tor-Kwerba, Greater Kwerba, Kwerba, West Coast
Language use  Also use Airoran [air], Isirawa [srl], or Kwerba [kwe].
Comments  Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLOUSE, Duane; DONOHUE, Mark; MA, Felix, authors. 2002. "Survey report of the north coast of Irian Jaya."  Available online