Kayupulau

KZU

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Kajupulau

Dialects: Not a dialect of Tobati (Yotafa) ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Sarmi-Jayapura Bay
Jayapura Bay

Demographics: 50 (Wurm 2000). Used by under 10% of the ethnic group (Wurm 2007).

Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon); seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Mainly adults 50 and older.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.