| Fayu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Ethnicity | Fayu |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fau |
| Glottolog | fayu1238 |
| ELP | Fayu |
 Fayu is classified as Vulnerable by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Fayu, also known asSehudate, is aLakes Plain language ofPapua Province,Indonesia spoken by about 1,400Fayu people.[2] It is spoken in Foida and other nearby villages.[3]
Fayu has a relatively minimal phonological index, typical of Lakes Plain languages. It has an extensive system of allomorphy.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | o | |
| Open | a |
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal-Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | t d | k | |||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | h | |||
| Affricate | d͡ʑ | |||||
| Flap | h͡ɾ | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
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