Yerisiam or Iresim is an
Austronesian language
The Austronesian languages ( ) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). They are spoken b ...
in the
Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) language group of
Indonesian Papua. It is closely related to
Yaur and more distantly to
Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Mu ...
.
References
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
Languages of Western New Guinea
Cenderawasih Bay
Endangered Austronesian languages
Tonal languages in non-tonal families
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