| Sougb | |
|---|---|
| Manikion | |
| Sougb | |
| Region | Soug Jaya District, Teluk Wondama Regency, West Papua |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1987)[1] |
West Papuan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mnx |
| Glottolog | mani1235 |
  Sougb  Sougb | |
| Coordinates: 1°30′S 133°57′E / 1.50°S 133.95°E | |
Sougb, or Sogh, is a Papuan language of the East Bird's Head language family spoken in the east of the Bird's Head Peninsula to the east of Meyah and to the south of Manokwari, including the area of Soug Jaya District, Teluk Wondama Regency. It consists of four dialects and is spoken by around 12,000 people in all. The language is alternatively known as Mantion, or Manikion, an originally derogatory term used by the Biak people.[2]
- ^ Sougb at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Berry, Christine; Berry, Keith (1999). A description of Abun: a west Papuan language of Irian Jaya. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. p. 2. ISBN 0-85883-482-0.