Shiaxa language

Shiaxa (Sjiagha) and Yenimu (Jénimu, Oser), together known as South Awyu, are a Papuan language or languages of Papua, Indonesia. Whether they constitute one language or two depends on one's criteria for a 'language'. The two varieties are,[2]

  • Bamgi River Awyu (Oser, Yenimu/Jénimu)
  • Ia River Awyu (Shiaxa/Sjìagha)
Shiaxa
South Awyu
Yenimu
RegionPapua, Indonesia
Native speakers
13,000 including Edera (2002)[1]
Dialects
  • Shiaxa
  • Yenimu
Language codes
ISO 639-3aws
Glottologsout2941

References
  1. Shiaxa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. New Guinea World - Awyu
  • Shiaxa at the Awyu–Ndumut research group at VU University Amsterdam:


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