Woi

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
wbw
Alternate Names
Wo’oi
Population

1,800 (2012 Y. Sawaki).

Location

Papua province: west Yapen island, Wooi and Wainap villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 77% with Pom [pmo], Marau [mvr], and Ansus [and].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Woi
Other Comments

Christian.

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