Yeri

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: yev
Alternate Names: Reiwo, Yapunda, wigal Yeri
Population: 150 (Wilson 2017).
Location:: Sandaun province: south-southeast of Aitape, on upper Om river, Yapunda village.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Wapei
Typology: SVO; Agglutinative morphology; Consonants: 13, Vowels: 5.
Language Use: Older adults only. All shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wilson 2017).
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Sandaun province: south-southeast of Aitape, on upper Om river, Yapunda village.