| Yei | |
|---|---|
| Yey | |
| Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2001) [1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
jei |
| Glottolog |
yeii1239 |
Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language of New Guinea. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.
Distribution
According to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in Elikobal District, in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia. [2]
References
- ^ Yei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.