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Blafe (Mblafe), also known as Tonda or ''Indorodoro/Yendorador'', 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 ...
of New Guinea. Dialects are ''Mblafe'' and ''Ránmo''. It is centered in Indorodoro village () of Kandarisa ward (),
Morehead Rural LLG Morehead Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Merauke Regency, Indonesia is located adjacently to the west. Yam, Pahoturi, and Anim languages are spoken in the LLG. Wards *01. Bula (Kánchá langu ...
,
Western Province, Papua New Guinea Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua (Indonesian province), Papua. The provincial capital (political), capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil, Papu ...
. Mblafe-speaking villages are located along eastern banks of the
Bensbach River The Bensbach River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. It is located just to the east of the Maro River in Merauke Regency, Indonesia, and just to the west of the Morehead River in Papua New Guinea. The mouth of the river, Torasi Estua ...
and inland areas to the east of the river.John Grummitt, Janell Maste. 2012.
A Survey of the Tonda Sub-Group of Languages
'. SIL International.


References

Tonda languages Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) {{papuan-lang-stub