Karkar language

Karkar
Karkar
Yuri
Karkar-Yuri
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Green River Rural LLG, Sandaun Province: along the PNG-Indonesia border.
Native speakers	(1,100 cited 1994)
Language family	Pauwasi East Pauwasi Emem–Karkar Karkar; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yuj
Glottolog	kark1258
ELP	Karkar-Yuri
	Coordinates: 3°44′S 141°5′E

The Karkar language, also known as Yuri, is the sole Eastern Pauwasi language of Papua New Guinea. There are about a thousand speakers along the Indonesian border spoken in Green River Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.

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