Bauzi language

Bauzi
RegionIndonesian Papua
EthnicityBauzi
Native speakers
(1,500 cited 1991)[1]
East Geelvink Bay
  • Bauzi–Demisa
    • Bauzi
Language codes
ISO 639-3bvz
Glottologbauz1241

Bauzi (also written Baudi, Baudji, Baudzi, Bauri) is a Papuan language of the East Geelvink Bay family spoken in the Indonesian province of Papua.

Dialects are Gesda Dae, Neao, and Aumenefa. Villages are Danau Bira, Itaba, Kustera, Neao, Noiadi, Solom, and Vakiadi.[2] It is reported to use a mode of whistled speech.

Bauzi is the best documented East Geelvink Bay language, but may or may not be representative of the Geelvink Bay family as a whole.[3]

  1. ^ Bauzi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Foley-NWNG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).