Yahadian language explained

Yahadian
Nativename:Yahadian-Mugim
States:Southwest Papua, Indonesia
Region:Kampung Yahadian, Kais District and Kampung Mugim, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Speakers:500
Date:1991
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:Berau Gulf
Fam3:Yabin
Iso3:ner
Glotto:yaha1248
Glottorefname:Yahadian
Coordinates:-1.94°N 132.1°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Southwest Papua#Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia

Yahadian is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula of Southwest Papua. It is spoken in Yahadian village, Kais District, South Sorong Regency.

Yahadian is closest to Konda, with which it is 60% similar lexically.

Pronouns

De Vries (2004:147) reports the following pronouns for Yahadian.

singular plural
1st personné(nigi) ná(gigi)
2nd personé(rigi) ádigi/adʒigi
3rd personmí(gigi) míginaigi

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