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Cenderawasih languages
The
Cenderawasih
languages
,
approximately
synonymous
with
West New Guinea
languages
, are a
branch
of
Austronesian languages
of
Indonesia
, found in the
islands
and
shoreline
of
Cenderawasih Bay
in the
provinces
of
West Papua
and
Papua
.
Most of the languages are only known from
short
word lists
, but
Biak
is
fairly
well
attested
.
Languages
Biakic
: Biak,
Dusner
,
Meoswar
,
Roon
Yapen
Southwest: Yaur–Iresim,
Yeretuar