Sarmi-Jayapura Bay languages
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The Sarmi – Jayapura Bay languages may form a branch of the North New Guinea languages
. They are 13 language
s spoken in Papua
province of Indonesia
.
There are two branches, the Jayapura Bay languages
, and the Sarmi languages
.
North New Guinea languages
The family of North New Guinea languages of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia is a branch of the Western Oceanic languages. It may be a synonym of the Ngero–Vitiaz languages.-Components:...
. They are 13 language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s spoken in Papua
Papua (Indonesian province)
Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea...
province of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
There are two branches, the Jayapura Bay languages
Jayapura Bay languages
The family of Jayapura Bay languages is a subgroup of the Sarmi – Jayapura Bay languages. It consists of 3 languages spoken in Papua province of Indonesia:-References:*...
, and the Sarmi languages
Sarmi languages
The family of Sarmi languages is a subgroup of the Sarmi – Jayapura Bay languages. It consists of 10 languages spoken in Papua province of Indonesia:-Sound correspondences:...
.