The Yele Language > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Yele
Alternate Names:
Yelejong; Rossel; Yela; Yeletnye; Yelidnye; Yelî Dnye; Rossel Island
Spoken in:
Papua New Guinea
Number of speakers:
3,750 (1998 Rossel Health Centres). 400 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 3,750 (1998)
(Ethnologue)
Code:
yle
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
SIL
Families:
East Papuan, Baining-Taulil
Parent Subgroup:
Yele; Yela; Yeletnye (yele)
Child Dialects:
Wulanga (yle-wul)
Abaletti (yle-aba)
Jaru (yle-jar)
Bou (yle-bou)
Daminyu (yle-dam)
Jinjo (yle-jin)

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