Yaur language

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Yaur or Jaur is a language in the putative Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) branch of the Austronesian family spoken in Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia. It has about 300 speakers.

Yaur
Jaur
Native toIndonesia
RegionCentral Papua
EthnicityYaur
Native speakers
(350 cited 1978)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jau
Glottologyaur1239
Approximate location where Yaur is spoken
Approximate location where Yaur is spoken
Yaur
Coordinates: 3°20′S 134°53′E / 3.33°S 134.88°E / -3.33; 134.88

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References

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  1. ^ Yaur at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of World Languages (New York: Routledge, 1994) p. 111