Sobei
[alias Biga, Imasi, Liki]Klassifizierung: Austronesian
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- DATUM DER INFORMATION
- 1987
- ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN
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- ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
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Irianese Malay
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Indonesian
- KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT
The children are bilingual in Indonesian and tend to prefer it to Sobei. Intermarriage with members of other language groups is increasing, and Irianese Malay (Pasar Malay) is used with people from other language areas. Sobei speakers are beginning to shift to it.
- ORTE
- Indonesia: Irian Jaya
- ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
Spoken on the central north coast of Irian Jaya, at Ahus and at Sarmi, and in various dialectal forms on islands to the north of Sobei and Sarmi.