Yei language explained

Yei language should not be confused with Yei language (Bantu).

Yei
Also Known As:	Yey
Region:	New Guinea
Date:	2001
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Fam2:	Yam
Dia1:	Upper
Dia2:	Lower
Iso3:	jei
Glotto:	yeii1239
Glottorefname:	Yei

Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language of New Guinea. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.

Distribution

According to Evans (2018), Yei is spoken in the villages of Po, Torai, Bupul, Tanas, and Kwel in, in eastern Merauke Regency, Indonesia.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Nicholas . Nicholas Evans (linguist) . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The languages of Southern New Guinea . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 641–774 . 978-3-11-028642-7.