Shiaxa language

Shiaxa
Shiaxa
South Awyu
Yenimu
Region	Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers	13,000 including Edera[Ethn is broken again] (2002)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Greater Awyu Awyu–Dumut Awyu Shiaxa; ; ; ;
Dialects	Shiaxa; Yenimu;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aws
Glottolog	sout2941

Shiaxa (Sjiagha) and Yenimu (Jénimu, Oser), together known as South Awyu, are a Papuan language or languages of Papua, Indonesia. Whether they constitute one language or two depends on one's criteria for a 'language'. The two varieties are,^[2]

Bamgi River Awyu (Oser, Yenimu/Jénimu)
Ia River Awyu (Shiaxa/Sjìagha)

^ Shiaxa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ New Guinea World - Awyu

[e18-1] Shiaxa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] New Guinea World - Awyu

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