Auye

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Auwje

Autonym

Auye

Population

350 (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: 500 (2012 SIL).

Location

Papua province: Paniai regency, Napan sub-district; central highlands in Siriwo river area.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Related to Ekari [ekg].

Language Use

Influence from Ekari [ekg] and Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). All domains. Used by all. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Bible portions: 1993–2007.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Awyi [auw] (Awye) in Taikat group. Christian, traditional religion.