Edwas language

Edwas, or Beneraf, is a Papuan language of Indonesia. "Edwas", the name of a former village, is the native name; "Beneraf", the name of one of two current villages, is what the neighboring peoples and previously the Dutch use(d) for them. The ISO 639 standard confuses it with Bonerif, another language in the same family.

Not to be confused with Bonerif language.
Edwas
Beneraf
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba)
  • Orya–Tor
    • Tor
      • Edwas
Language codes
ISO 639-3bnv (code used for both Edwas/Beneraf and Bonerif)
GlottologNone
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