Puragi language

Puragi, or Iwaro, is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, West Papua.

Puragi
Iwaro
Native toWest Papua, Indonesia
RegionPuragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Bird's Head Peninsula
Native speakers
(700 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pru
Glottologpura1253

Distribution

Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:[2]

  • Matemani District: Saga and Puragi villages
  • Inanwatan District: Isogo village

References

  1. Puragi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.


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