Iteri language explained

Iteri
Nativename:Rocky Peak
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Sandaun Province, Rocky Peak Mountains
Coordinates:-4.1167°N 176°W
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Arai–Samaia
Fam2:Left May (Arai)
Iso3:itr
Glotto:iter1241
Glottorefname:Iteri

Iteri is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in the Rocky Peak Mountains of Sandaun Province. There are about 475 speakers in all.

Alternate names include Alowiemino, Laro, Iyo, Yinibu, and Rocky Peak. (Some list Rocky Peak/Yinibu as a separate language; insufficient research has been conducted as to the exact relation among the languages in the Left May dialect continuum.)

Most speakers are monolingual, but some also speak Ama.

See also