Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages

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The Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken along the northern coast of Papua, Indonesia, particularly around Sarmi and Jayapura Bay.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
North New Guinea languages 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan language family
language family
approximateSize small language family
arealClassification North New Guinea area NERFINISHED
areCloselyRelated each other
areInfluencedBy Austronesian languages of northern New Guinea
Indonesian language
arePartOf linguistic diversity of New Guinea
areSpokenAlong north coast of New Guinea
areSpokenBy Papuan peoples
areSpokenIn Papua Province NERFINISHED
western New Guinea NERFINISHED
areStudiedIn Papuan linguistics
continent Asia
country Indonesia
geneticClassification Papuan
haveAlternativeName Sarmi–Jayapura Bay family NERFINISHED
Sarmi–Jayapura languages
haveWritingSystem Latin script (for some languages)
languageStatus endangered (some members)
minority languages
memberLanguage Anus language NERFINISHED
Arimo language NERFINISHED
Kaptiau language NERFINISHED
Kayupulau language NERFINISHED
Liki language NERFINISHED
Masep language
Ormu language NERFINISHED
Podena language NERFINISHED
Sarmi language NERFINISHED
Sobei language NERFINISHED
Tarpia language
region Jayapura Bay NERFINISHED
Sarmi Regency NERFINISHED
northern coast of Papua
subclassOf Papuan languages NERFINISHED
languages of New Guinea
typologicalFeature Papuan-type morphology
Papuan-type phonology

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North New Guinea linkage hasSubgroup Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages
Bel languages subclassOf Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages
this entity surface form: North New Guinea languages