Massep | |
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Wotaf | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Papua: Sarmi Regency, West Pantai District, north coast (Masep village); also west of Sarmi near Apauwer River |
Ethnicity | 85 (2000)[1] |
Native speakers | 25 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mvs |
Glottolog | mass1263 |
ELP | Masep |
Coordinates: 1°45′S 138°17′E / 1.75°S 138.29°E |
Massep (Masep, Potafa, Wotaf) is a poorly documented Papuan language spoken by fewer than 50 people in the single village of Masep in West Pantai District, Sarmi Regency, Papua. Despite the small number of speakers, however, language use is vigorous. It is surrounded by the Kwerba languages Airoran and Samarokena.[2]