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Manem language

Manem, or Jeti (Yeti), is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, and Keerom Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

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Manem
Jeti
Native toIndonesia, Papua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province (PNG);
Mannem District, Keerom Regency, Papua (Indonesia)
Native speakers
(400 in Indonesia cited 1978)1
500 in PNG (1993)
Border
  • Bewani Range
    • Manem
Language codes
ISO 639-3jet
Glottologmane1266
ELPManem

Manem, or Jeti (Yeti), is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, and Keerom Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

In Indonesia, it is spoken in several villages in Mannem District and Arso Timur District, including Yeti, Wembi, and Kibay.

References

References

  1. Manem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)