Kayupulau or Kayo Pulau is a nearly extinct Austronesian language spoken mainly by adults in Jayapura Harbor in Papua province, Indonesia. By 2007, it was used by less than a tenth of the ethnic population.[1]
| Kayupulau | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Jayapura, Papua |
| Ethnicity | Kayu Pulau–Kayu Batu |
Native speakers | (50 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kzu |
| Glottolog | kayu1243 |
| ELP | Kayupulau |
Kayupulau language is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
References
edit- 1 2 Kayupulau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)