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Awyu Language
The Awyu languages are a cluster of Papuan languages The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogr ... in Indonesian New Guinea. They number between five (bold below) and eleven, depending on one's criteria for a 'language': * South Awyu ** Bamgi River Awyu (Oser, Jénimu/Yenimu) ** Ia River Awyu (Sjìagha/Shiaxa) *Southeast Awyu (Jair) ** Edera River Awyu ** Lower Kia River Awyu ** Upper Kia River Awyu *Central and West Awyu ** North Awyu ** Central Awyu *** Mappi River Awyu (Aghu) *** Pasue River Awyu ** West Awyu *** Wildeman River Awyu (Pisà) *** Asue River Awyu **** Miaro River Awyu **** Kewet River Awyu (The placement and diversity of North Awyu is uncertain, due to lack of data.) Further reading *Lebold, Randy, Ronald Kriens and Yunita Susanto. 2013. A Report on the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digul
The Digul River () is a major river in southern Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is the fourth longest river in New Guinea after Sepik River, Mamberamo River and Fly River. With a total length of and has a drainage basin of . History The swamplands upstream were known by the name "Boven-Digoel" (Above the Digul, in Dutch) and hosted a penal colony at Tanahmerah (Red Earth) in the early 20th century, when Indonesia was a colony of Holland. As a result of the abortive 1926 revolt by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), the Dutch exiled 823 of the most troublesome revolutionaries here.Brackman, A.C., Indonesian Communism: A History, 1963, Praeger Press Hydrology Rising on the southern slopes of Maoke Mountains, the Digul flows first south and then west to empty into the Arafura Sea. For much of its length it travels across a low region of extensive swamps and creates a delta near Dolak (Yos Sudarso Island, formerly Frederik Hendrik) Island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Kia River Awyu
Kia River Awyu, or Jair (Djair), is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ..., spoken along the Kia River. It is closely related to Edera River Awyu. Upper Kia River Awyu and Lower Kia River Awyu may be distinct languages, depending on one's criteria. References Languages of western New Guinea Awyu–Dumut languages {{Indonesia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewet River
Kewet was the brand name of a battery electric vehicle. Since 2007, it has been manufactured under the name Buddy by Elbil Norge in Oslo, Norway. From inception in 1991 through October 2013, total combined sales of the Kewet and Buddy totaled approximately 1,500 units, mainly in Norway. It is similar to the Citicar of the 1970s. History In 1971, Knud Erik Westergaard started KEW Industries in Hadsund, Denmark. The company produced industrial washing equipment and high pressure cleaners. In 1988, this company was sold, and Westergaard founded Kewet (Knud Erik Westergaard Elektrisk Transport) to produce electric cars. In 1991, the first cars emerged from the production facilities. In 1995, production was moved to Nordhausen in the former East Germany. But this move was unsuccessful. Kewet went bankrupt in 1998. In August 1998, Kewet International was formed. Shortly thereafter, rights to the Kewet vehicle were transferred to the Norwegian company, Kollega Bil A/S, which chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildeman River
The Wildeman River is a river in southern Papua province, Indonesia. – Geonames.org. It is a tributary of the . Geography The river flows in the southern area of Papua with predominantly (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Awyu
Pisa, also known as West Awyu and Asue Awyu, is an Awyu language of South Papua, Indonesia. It may actually be three languages, depending on one's criteria for a 'language': *West Awyu **Wildeman River Awyu (Pisà) ** Asue River Awyu *** Miaro River Awyu ***Kewet River Kewet was the brand name of a battery electric vehicle. Since 2007, it has been manufactured under the name Buddy by Elbil Norge in Oslo, Norway. From inception in 1991 through October 2013, total combined sales of the Kewet and Buddy totaled ... Awyu References Languages of western New Guinea Awyu–Dumut languages {{Indonesia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Awyu
Aghu, or Central Awyu, is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... It may actually be two languages, depending on one's criteria for a 'language'. The two varieties are: Mappi River Awyu (Aghu) and Pasue River (Pasuwe River) Awyu (Nohon, ?Mitak). Phonology The phonology of the Aghu language: At the ends of words, vowels may appear both long and nasalized. This occurs historically where there was a final nasal /m/ or /n/. Within words, rather than nasal vowels there are sequences of vowel plus nasal consonant which matches the articulation of the following consonant. Thus nasal vowels may be analyzed as /Vn/ or /VN/. References Further reading * * External linksAghu at the Awyu–Ndumut research group at VU University Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Awyu
North Awyu is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia. Its exact position within the Awyu languages The Awyu languages are a cluster of Papuan languages The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring isl ... is unclear due to lack of data. References Languages of western New Guinea Awyu–Dumut languages {{Indonesia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Kia River Awyu
Kia River Awyu, or Jair (Djair), is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ..., spoken along the Kia River. It is closely related to Edera River Awyu. Upper Kia River Awyu and Lower Kia River Awyu may be distinct languages, depending on one's criteria. References Languages of western New Guinea Awyu–Dumut languages {{Indonesia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |