Demta language

Demta
Sowari
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Demta District, Jayapura Regency, Papua
Native speakers	(1,300 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Northwest Papuan? Demta–Sentani Demta
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dmy
Glottolog	demt1241

Demta, also known as Sowari and Muris, is a Papuan language on the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Ambora, Muris Besar, Muris Kecil, and Yougafsa villages, all located in Demta District.^[2]

Further reading

• Kim, So Hyun. 2006. Survey Report on the Sowari Language of Papua, Indonesia. Unpublished report. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.

References

1. Demta at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.