Ambel language

Ambel
Ambel
Waigeo
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Waigeo
Native speakers	1,600 (2018)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Halmahera Sea Ambel–Biga Ambel; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wgo
Glottolog	waig1244
	Ambel
	Coordinates: 0.18°S 130.92°E

Ambel (Amber), also known as Waigeo after the island where it is primarily spoken, is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken on the island of Waigeo in the Raja Ampat archipelago near the northwestern tip of West Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by approximately 1,600 people. It is endangered, as the population is shifting to Papuan Malay and few people born after the year 2000 have any knowledge of the language.

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