Demta, also known as Sowari and Muris, is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. It is a strictly geographical grouping, and does not imply a ...
on the north coast of
Papua,
Indonesia
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. It is spoken in
Ambora, Muris Besar,
Muris Kecil, and
Yougafsa villages, all located in
Demta District.
Further reading
*Kim, So Hyun. 2006. Survey Report on the Sowari Language of Papua, Indonesia. Unpublished report. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.
References
Languages of Western New Guinea
Demta–Sentani languages
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