| Ambel | |
|---|---|
| Waigeo | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Waigeo |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2018)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wgo |
| Glottolog | waig1244 |
  Ambel | |
| Coordinates: 0°11′S 130°55′E / 0.18°S 130.92°E | |
Ambel (Amber), also known as Waigeo after the island where it is primarily spoken, is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken on the island of Waigeo in the Raja Ampat archipelago near the northwestern tip of West Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by approximately 1,600 people.[2] It is endangered, as the population is shifting to Papuan Malay and few people born after the year 2000 have any knowledge of the language.[3]
- ^ Ambel at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Arnold 2018, p. 12.
- ^ Arnold 2018, pp. 9–10.
