| Your
first name |
Andreas
|
| Your
last name |
Deda
|
| Preferred
name(s) of your language |
Sentani
|
| Alternative
names |
Bhuyakha (Buyakala)
|
| Language
classification |
Trans-New Guinea, Main Section,
Central and Western, Sentani, Sentani Proper |
| Geographic
areas where spoken |
Around the
coast of Lake Sentani, Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia |
| Approximate
number of monolingual speakers |
|
| Approximate
number of fluent speakers |
25,000 people |
| Other
languages spoken in area/country |
Bahasa Indonesia (Papuan dialect)
|
| Official language(s) in your country |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| What language(s) did you use at school as a
child? |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| What language(s) is used by teachers
today? |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Do
the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your
language? |
Yes |
| If
you answered yes to the above question, please specify |
Occasionally,
if they move to the Sentani area. |
| Does
you language have a widely accepted writing system? |
Yes |
| If
you answered yes, what materials are written? |
Bible
translation, songs |
| 1 |
mbai |
| 2 |
bwe |
| 3 |
name |
| 4 |
keli |
| 5 |
mehembai |
| 6 |
mehening mbai |
| 7 |
mehening bwe |
| 8 |
mehening name |
| 9 |
mehening keli |
| 10 |
me bwe |
