Bauzi language
Bauzi (also written Baudi, Baudji, Baudzi, Bauri) is a Papuan language of the East Geelvink Bay family spoken in the Indonesian province of Papua.
| Bauzi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Indonesian Papua |
| Ethnicity | Bauzi |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 1991) |
East Geelvink Bay
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bvz |
| Glottolog | bauz1241 |
Dialects are Gesda Dae, Neao, and Aumenefa. Villages are Danau Bira, Itaba, Kustera, Neao, Noiadi, Solom, and Vakiadi. It is reported to use a mode of whistled speech.
Bauzi is the best documented East Geelvink Bay language, but may or may not be representative of the Geelvink Bay family as a whole.
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