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Auye-Dao language

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(Redirected from Auye language) Papuan language Not to be confused with Awyi language, Dao language (China), or Moi language.
Auye–Dao
Native toIndonesia
RegionPapua
Native speakers(600 cited 1991–1995)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea
Dialects
  • Auye
  • Dao (Moi)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
auu – Auye
daz – Moi-Wadea (Dao)
Glottologauye1239
ELP

Auye (Auwje) and Dao (Maniwo, Moi, Moi-Wadea) are the two dialects of a Papuan language spoken in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Papua. The Moi dialect has been called 'Dao' after a neighboring river.

References

  1. Auye at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Moi-Wadea (Dao) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Moxness (2002: 6–7)
  3. "Dao-Moi". lingweb.eva.mpg.de. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
West Trans–New Guinea languages
Dani
Paniai Lakes
West Bomberai
Timor–Alor–Pantar
East Timor
Alor–Pantar
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