Yerakai

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: yra
Alternate Names: Yerekai
Population: 380 (2000 census).
Location:: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, southeast near government station. 2 villages.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sepik, Yerakai
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 6% with Middle Sepik languages.
Language Use: All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Aikhenvald 2018).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, southeast near government station. 2 villages.