Iteri language
| Iteri | |
|---|---|
| Rocky Peak | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province, Rocky Peak Mountains. |
| Coordinates | 4°7′S 141°35′E / 4.117°S 141.583°E |
Native speakers | 480 (2003)[1] |
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Left May
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
itr |
| Glottolog |
iter1241[2] |
Iteri is a Left May language of New Guinea, in the Rocky Peak Mountains of Sandaun Province. There are about 475 speakers in all.
Alternate names include Alowiemino, Laro, Iyo, Yinibu, and Rocky Peak. (Some list Rocky Peak/Yinibu as a separate language; insufficient research has been conducted as to the exact relation among the languages in the Left May dialect continuum.)
Most speakers are monolingual, but some also speak Ama.
See also
References
- ↑ Iteri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Iteri". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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