Tandia language

Tandia
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Extinctby 2024[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tni
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Glottologtand1253
ELPTandia

Tandia is an extinct Austronesian language in the putative Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) family of Indonesian Papua. Most speakers have shifted to Wandamen. In 1991, there were only two speakers of Tandia in the world, who they both lived just south of the Wohsimi River on the Wandamen Peninsula, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia.[2] It was confirmed to be a living language in 2009, but by 2024, it was found to have gone extinct by a linguistic survey team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tandia at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Did you know Tandia is critically endangered?". endangeredlanguages.com.
  3. ^ "11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry". Jakarta Globe. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)