Woi

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: wbw
Alternate Names: Wo’oi
Population: 1,800 (2012 Y. Sawaki).
Location:: Papua province: west Yapen island, Wooi and Wainap villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 77% with Pom [pmo], Marau [mvr], and Ansus [and].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Papua province: west Yapen island, Wooi and Wainap villages.