Sentani | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: set
Alternate Names: Buyaka
Autonym: Sentani
Population: 30,000 (1996 SIL), increasing. Few monolinguals.
Location:: Papua province: Lake Sentani area, about 30 scattered villages; scattered in other parts of Indonesia.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: East Bird’s Head-Sentani, Sentani, Sentani Proper
Dialects: East Sentani, West Sentani, Central Sentani. Lexical similarity: 30% with Tabla [tnm].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; dual number; verb suffixes mark number and person; 10 consonants and 7 vowels; tense-aspect-mood markers; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Vigorous use in most families. All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 16%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. About 5,000. Schools are beginning to use Sentani grades 1 to 6. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sentani
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Papua province: Lake Sentani area, about 30 scattered villages; scattered in other parts of Indonesia.