Dani languages

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The Dani languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the central highlands of Papua (Indonesian New Guinea), known for their large speaker populations and cultural significance among the Dani peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan languages
language family
approximateNumberOfSpeakers hundreds of thousands
arealFeature elaborate kinship terminology
extensive use of demonstratives
arealGroup Papuan languages of the highlands
contactWith Indonesian language
other Papuan highlands languages
culturalRole used in local customary law contexts
used in oral storytelling traditions
used in traditional rituals of Dani peoples
endangermentStatus some varieties vulnerable
ethnicGroup Dani people NERFINISHED
Lani people NERFINISHED
Yali people NERFINISHED
hasISO639_3CodeForMember dna (Upper Grand Valley Dani)
dni (Lower Grand Valley Dani)
dnt (Mid Grand Valley Dani)
dnw (Western Dani) NERFINISHED
huf (Humene, related Dani variety)
hasNotableSubgroup Central Dani language NERFINISHED
Hupla language NERFINISHED
Konda-Dora language (Papua) NERFINISHED
Lower Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED
Mid Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED
Nggem language
Ninia language
Pogaia language
Upper Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED
Walak language NERFINISHED
Wano language
Western Dani language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Trans–New Guinea family NERFINISHED
region Baliem Valley NERFINISHED
Highland Papua Province NERFINISHED
Jayawijaya Regency NERFINISHED
Paniai Lakes region NERFINISHED
spokenIn Indonesia
Indonesian New Guinea NERFINISHED
Papua NERFINISHED
central highlands of New Guinea
status major Papuan languages by speaker population
subclassOf Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature SOV word order
agglutinative morphology
contrastive tone in some varieties
rich verbal morphology
usedBy Dani peoples NERFINISHED
usedIn local education in some areas
vernacular literacy projects
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Baliem Valley region of New Guinea languageRegion Dani languages
subject surface form: Baliem Valley