WKD ISO 639-3
Mo
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- wkd
- Alternate Names
- Wakde
- Population
- 550 (2005 SIL).
- Location:
- Papua province: Sarmi regency, Pantai Timur sub-district; Wakde island, and north coastal area.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
- Language Use
- Mo is often mixed with Indonesian [ind] and Papuan Malay [pmy]. Home, community. Adults only, seldom used by children. Most shifting to Indonesian [ind]. Most shifting to Papuan Malay [pmy].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Papua province: Sarmi regency, Pantai Timur sub-district; Wakde island, and north coastal area.
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