Yerakai (Yerekai) is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is highly divergent from other Sepik languages, being only 6% cognate with other Middle Sepik languages. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.[2]
Yerakai | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 380 (2000 census)[1] |
Sepik
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yra |
Glottolog | yera1243 |
ELP | Yerakai |
Coordinates: 4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E |
It is spoken in Yerakai (4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E) village, Yerakai ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][3]