Page Type: languageBerik | Ethnologue

BKL ISO 639-3

Berik

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
bkl
Alternate Names
Berick, Berrik, Sewan Teteris, Upper Tor
Population
1,200 (1994 SIL).
Location:
Papua province: Sarmi regency, Tor Atas sub-district, Beu, Bora Bora, Dangken, Doronta, Kondirjan, Safrontani, Sewan, Somanente, Taminambor, Tenwer, Togonfo, and Waf villages; north coast, mid and upper Tor river, inland from Sarmi peninsula.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Tor-Kwerba, Orya-Tor, Tor
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 45% with Keijar [kdy], 13% with Orya [ury].
Typology
SOV; postpositions; 2 genders (masculine, feminine); dual number; verb affixes mark gender and number; nominative-accusative; 16 consonants and 6 vowels.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Also use Papuan Malay [pmy]. Used as L2 by Mander [mqr].
Language Development
Dictionary. NT: 1993.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Berik
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Formerly the trade language of Tor area. Christian, traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Map

Location: Papua province: Sarmi regency, Tor Atas sub-district, Beu, Bora Bora, Dangken, Doronta, Kondirjan, Safrontani, Sewan, Somanente, Taminambor, Tenwer, Togonfo, and Waf villages; north coast, mid and upper Tor river, inland from Sarmi peninsula.