Duvle
StatesIndonesia
RegionDagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua
Speakers930
Date2000
Refe18
FamilycolorPapuan
Fam 1Lakes Plain
Fam 2Duvle–East
Iso 3duv
Glotto 2duvl1242
Glottorefname 2Duvle

Duvle (Sikwari) is a Lakes Plain language of the Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency.[1]

Variant spellings are Duvde, Duve, Duvele, Duvre. It is also known as Wiri.

A Duvle-based pidgin is used with speakers of Wano as well.

Duvle-Wano Pidgin
Speakersnone
FamilycolorPidgin
FamilyDuvle-based pidgin
Iso 3none
Glottoduvl1238
GlottorefnameDuvle-Wano-Pidgin

References

  1. ^ Clouse, Duane A. (1997). "Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya". Papers in Papuan linguistics no. 2. Vol. A-85. Karl Franklin (ed.). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 133–236. ISBN 0858834421.