| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 700 [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northern coastal of Nabire Regency | |
| Languages | |
|
Yaur Papuan Malay (lingua franca) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Indigenous religion (majority), Islam (minority) [1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yerisiam • Wate • Umari |
Yaur is one of the ethnic groups that live in the northern coastal area of Yaur District, Nabire Regency. [2] The area inhabited by the Yaur tribe falls within the Saireri customary territory, which includes the northern coast of Nabire, Biak, and Yapen. [3]
Economy
The Yaur are hunter-gatherers. They hunt Monitor lizard in Waroromi Valley during the fruit season for the skin and meat because lizards are ubiquitous at fruit trees looking for preys. After hunting, the skins are utilized for tifa and wall furniture production, while the smoked meats are sold in the Nabire market. [4]
Language
Yaur or Jaur is a language that belongs to the Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) language family, a branch of the Austronesian language family that is spoken in Central Papua Province, Indonesia. This language has about 300 speakers. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Yaur in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Mengenal Etnisitas dalam Pola Kekerabatan Masyarakat Pesisir Papua". www.nabire.info. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Aldi Bimantara, Roy Ratumakin (29 June 2022). "Tolak Nabire Jadi Ibu Kota Papua Tengah, Kepala Suku Besar Yaur: Kami Saireri!". papua.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Iyai, Deny A; Murwanto, A. Gatot; Killian, A. M. (June 2011). "Hunting and Ethnozoology Systems of Monitor Lizards (Fam. Varanidae) Utilized by Yaur Tribe at National Park of Cenderawasih Gulf". Biota. 16 (2).
- ^ Moseley, Christopher dan R.E. Asher, ed. Atlas of World Languages (New York: Routledge, 1994) p. 111
