Kokoda language

Kokoda is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken by the Eme Yode people of Kokoda District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua. The three dialects—Kokoda proper, Kasuweri, and Tarof—are divergent enough to sometimes be considered separate languages.

Kokoda
Eme
Native toSouthwest Papua, Indonesia
RegionKokoda District, South Sorong Regency, Bird's Head Peninsula
Native speakers
(3,700 cited 1991)
Trans–New Guinea?
  • Berau Gulf
    • South Bird's Head
      • Nuclear/East
        • Kokoda–Arandai
          • Kokoda
Dialects
  • Negri Besar (Kokoda)
  • Kasuweri (Komudago)
  • Tarof
Language codes
ISO 639-3xod
Glottologkoko1265
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