Vitou language

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Vitou
Manirem, Takar
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Native speakers
630 (2007)[1]
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3vto
Glottologvito1235

Vitou (Manirem, Takar) is a Papuan language of Indonesia used mainly by older adults. It is spoken in Takar village, Sarmi Regency,[1] and is one of two languages known as "Manirem", the other being Betaf.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Vitou at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Evans, Nicholas; Gil, David; Himmelmann, Nikolaus; Riesberg, Sonja; Sawaki, Yusuf (2017). "Session 4: Languages of Wallacea". An initial look at Manirem, also known as Betaf (bfe) and Vitou (vto) (PDF) (Report). Workshop on the Languages of Papua 4. Manokwari: Center for Endangered Languages Documentation, University of Papua; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University; Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; University of Cologne.