Ari language (New Guinea)
| Ari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Ari and Serea villages, Aramia River area, Western Province. |
| Coordinates | 7°57′S 142°24′E / 7.950°S 142.400°E |
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Native speakers
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50 (2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | arii1243 |
The Ari language is a Papuan language of the Trans–New Guinea family. As of the 2000 census there were only 50 Ari speakers, living in two villages. As of 2010 the language is considered a dead language. The validity of this census is dubious as it was conducted in a country where the government is decentralized. Also the writer of this has first-hand experience in 2014 of speaking with Ari speakers.
The closest language to Ari is the Gogodala language.
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