| Yei | |
|---|---|
| Yey | |
| Region | South Papua |
| Ethnicity | Yei |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2001)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jei |
| Glottolog | yeii1239 |
Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is aPapuan language spoken along the upper reaches of theMaro River, in theMerauke,South Papua, Indonesia. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are onlymutually intelligible with difficulty.
According toEvans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel inElikobal District [id], in easternMerauke Regency, Indonesia.[2]
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