Mekwei language
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Foja Range language spoken in Indonesia
Not to be confused with Moi language (Indonesia).
| Mekwei | |
|---|---|
| Mooi, Moi, Menggei, Menggwei, Munggai, Mungge, Munkei, Demenggong-Waibron-Bano, Waipu | |
| Region | Papua |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 1987)[1] |
Foja Range
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msf |
| Glottolog | mekw1241 |
Mekwei (Menggwei), or Mooi,[2] is a Papuan language of Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Kendate, Maribu, Sabron Dosay, and Waibrong villages.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mekwei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Kamus Dwibahasa, Bahasa Mooi-Bahasa Indonesia (PDF) (in Indonesian). Kementrian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Balai Bahasa Papua. 2017. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
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