Yaur language

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Yaur
Jaur
Native toIndonesia
RegionIrian Jaya
EthnicityYaur
Native speakers
(350 cited 1978)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jau
Glottologyaur1239
Approximate location where Yaur is spoken
Approximate location where Yaur is spoken
Yaur
Coordinates: 3°20′S 134°53′E / 3.33°S 134.88°E / -3.33; 134.88

Yaur or Jaur is a language in the putative Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) branch of the Austronesian family spoken in Papua province, Western New Guinea. It has about 300 speakers.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Yaur at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of World Languages (New York: Routledge, 1994) p. 111