Muyu language

Muyu
Kati
Native toIndonesia
Region
Native speakers
22,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kti – North Muyu (Niinati)
kts – South Muyu (Metomka)
Glottolognort2916  North
sout2940  South

Muyu, Moyu,[2] is one of the Ok languages of South Papua, Indonesia.

Based on available resources, linguists divided it to two varieties Kadi (North Muyu) and South Muyu. However according to native speakers, it may be a dialect continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects which also include Ningrum and Yonggom.[2] Petabahasa by Indonesia Ministry of Education classified it to three languages, Kadi spoken in Kampung Woropko,[3] South Muyu spoken in Kampung Anggumbit,[4] and Muyu in Kampung Kamka.[5]

  1. ^ North Muyu (Niinati) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    South Muyu (Metomka) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Zahrer, Alexander. 2019. First data of Moyu, a lowland Ok language of New Guinea. 11th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference (APLL11), 13-15 June 2019, Leiden University.
  3. ^ "Kadi". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ "Muyu Selatan". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  5. ^ "Muyu". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-12.