Tarpia

TPF

moribund

Alternate Names: Sufrai, Tarfia

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Kaptiau , and Bonggo ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 630 (2006 SIL).

Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon; 2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Sentani [set] and Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Private domains. Mainly older adults. Also use Indonesian [ind], Papuan Malay [pmy].

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.