Kayagar (Kajagar, Kaygi, Kaygir, Wiyagar) is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
spoken in
South Papua
South Papua, officially the South Papua Province ( id, Provinsi Papua Selatan), is an Indonesian province located in the southern portion of Papua, following the borders of Papuan customary region of Anim Ha. Formally established on 11 November 2 ...
. ''Wiyagar'' is spoken in Sigare Village, Kaitok Village and Yame Village in Assue District,
Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of South Papua. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a component part) on 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 25,609.94 km2, and had a population of 81, ...
, While ''Kaigar'' is spoken in Amagais Village, Der Koumur District,
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the northern portion of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a part) on 12 November 2002. Asmat Regency consists of an area of 31,983.44& ...
.
Further reading
*Kriens, Ron, Randy Lebold and Jacqualine Menanti. 2011.
Report on the Haju Subdistrict Survey in Papua, Indonesia'. SIL International.
*Krosschell, J. M. 1961. ''Samenvattend rapport over de detacheringsperiode aan de Casuarinenkust (Afdeling zuid-Nieuw-Guinea)
ummary report of the period of duty on the Casuarina Coast (South New Guinea Division)'. Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Ministerie van Koloniën: Kantoor Bevolkingszaken Nieuw-Guinea te Hollandia: Rapportenarchief, 1950–1962, nummer toegang 2.10.25, inventarisnummer 438.
References
Languages of western New Guinea
Kayagar languages
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