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Yeretuar language

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Yeretuar
Umar, Goni
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Native speakers
(350 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gop
Glottologyere1243
Approximate location where Yeretuar is spoken
Approximate location where Yeretuar is spoken
Yeretuar
Coordinates: 3°01′S 134°40′E / 3.02°S 134.66°E / -3.02; 134.66

Yeretuar, also called Umar or Goni, is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language in its putative Cenderawasih languages branch, originating from Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay) in West Papua Province of Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ Yeretuar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)