Auye-Dao language

Not to be confused with Awyi language, Dao language (China), or Moi language.
Auye–Dao
Native toIndonesia
RegionPapua
Native speakers
(600 cited 1991–1995)[1]
Dialects
  • Auye
  • Dao (Moi)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
auu – Auye
daz – Moi-Wadea (Dao)
Glottologauye1239
ELP

Auye (Auwje) and Dao (Maniwo, Moi, Moi-Wadea) are the two dialects[2] of a Papuan language spoken in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Papua.[3] The Moi dialect has been called 'Dao' after a neighboring river.

References

  1. ^ Auye at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Moi-Wadea (Dao) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Moxness (2002: 6–7)
  3. ^ "Dao-Moi". lingweb.eva.mpg.de. Retrieved 2023-10-26.


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