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Wandamen

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: wad

Population	5,000 (1993 R. Doriot).
Region	Wasior, Manokwari, west Cenderawasih Bay along Wandamen Bay extending west to east end of Bintuni Bay.
Language map	Indonesia, Northwestern Papua, reference number 34
Alternate names	Bentoeni, Bentuni, Bintuni, Wamesa, Wandamen-Windesi, Windesi, Windessi
Dialects	Windesi, Bintuni, Wamesa, Wasior, Ambumi, Dasener, Aibondeni, Steenkool, Waruritinao.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Language use	Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Bible portions: 1937–1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: coffee; hunters; fishermen. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FLAMING, Rachel, author. 1983. "Cohesion in Wandamen narrative."

FLAMING, Rachel, author. 1983. "Wandamen kinship terminology."

HENNING, Jean C.; HENNING, Theodore A., compilers. 1991. Sane pai ve pir kavavo nana kavo Wondama = Perbendaharaan kata bahasa Wandamen = Wandamen vocabulary.

NELWAN, Y. A.; ONGKODHARMA, Nitya, authors. 1983. "Kepercayaan orang Wandamen."

ONGKODHARMA, Nitya, author. 1985. "Kepercayaan orang Wandamen."

Vernacular Publications

Buku gambar ikan. 1979.

Vekavavo nana kavo Wondama. 1983.