Pyu language (Papuan)

Pyu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionGreen River Rural LLG in Sandaun Province, near Indonesian border
Native speakers
250 (2012 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pby
Glottologpyuu1245
ELPPyu
Approximate location where Pyu is spoken
Approximate location where Pyu is spoken
Pyu
Coordinates: 4°01′09″S 141°02′01″E / 4.019117°S 141.033561°E / -4.019117; 141.033561 (Biake 2)

Pyu is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. As of 2000, the language had about 100 speakers. It is spoken in Biake No. 2 village (4°01′09″S 141°02′01″E / 4.019117°S 141.033561°E / -4.019117; 141.033561 (Biake 2)) of Biake ward, Green River Rural LLG in Sandaun Province.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  3. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

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