Yerakai language

Yerakai
Yerakai
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	380 (2000 census)
Language family	Sepik Middle Sepik Ndu–Yerekai Yerakai; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yra
Glottolog	yera1243
ELP	Yerakai
	Coordinates: 4.280234°S 142.924084°E

Yerakai (Yerekai) is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is highly divergent from other Sepik languages, being only 6% cognate with other Middle Sepik languages. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.

It is spoken in Yerakai (4.280234°S 142.924084°E / -4.280234; 142.924084 (Yerakai)) village, Yerakai ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

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