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Jofotek-Bromnya language

Jofotek-Bromnya is a Papuan language of Sarmi Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

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Jofotek-Bromnya
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Native speakers
200 (2007)1
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
Dialects
  • Jofotek
  • Bromnya
Language codes
ISO 639-3jbr – inclusive code
Individual code:
mqr – Mander
Glottologjofo1235  Jofotek-Bromnya
mand1443  Mander
ELPMander

Jofotek-Bromnya is a Papuan language of Sarmi Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

There are two dialects:2

  • Bromnya dialect, spoken in Srum village, Bonggo subdistrict
  • Jofotek dialect, spoken in Biridua village, Pantai Timur subdistrict

Colonial records of Mander show it to be the same language.

References

References

  1. Jofotek-Bromnya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Mander 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.