Melayu Papua

KODE BAHASA:
 
Kode: pmy
 
Nama: Melayu Papua
 
PROPINSI:
 
Papua :: Widespread. 1,100,000 (Kluge 2014), all users.
 
L1 Users: 500,000 (Clouse 2000), increasing.
 
PETA:
Malay, Papuan
 
NAMA LAIN:
 
Bahasa Tanah, Logat Papua.
 
KLASIFIKASI:
 
Creole, Malay based
 
DIALEK:
 
North Papua Malay, Serui Malay, Bird’s Head Malay, South Coast Malay. Reportedly similar to both Ambonese Malay abs and Manado Malay xmm. Regional variations are minor and support at most a possible dialectal East-West divide (Scott et al 2008:22–100).
 
AUTONIM:
 
Melayu Papua.
 
STATUS:
 
3 (Wider communication). LWC in the coastal areas of West Papua. Became an LWC mostly as a result of Dutch colonial language policies in the early 20th century, and before that, to a rather limited extent, through trade (Kluge 2014:11–15).
 
KOMENTAR:
 
Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.
 

 
Malay, Papuan:
Agama Primer:Islam
Penganut Kristen:1.5%
Persentase Penginjilan:0.1%
Jendela 10/40:Y
 

 
Ethnologue: pmy