Pisa language

Summary

Pisa, also known as West Awyu and Asue Awyu, is an Awyu language of South Papua, Indonesia.

Pisa
Asuwe Awyu
West Awyu
RegionSouth Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers
6,500 (2002)[1]
Dialects
  • Pisà
  • Asue
  • Miaro
Language codes
ISO 639-3psa
Glottologasue1235

It may actually be three languages, depending on one's criteria for a 'language':[2]

  • West Awyu
    • Wildeman River Awyu (Pisà)
    • Asue River Awyu
      • Miaro River Awyu
      • Kewet River Awyu

References edit

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