| Yerakai | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 380 (2000 census)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yra |
| Glottolog | yera1243 |
| ELP | Yerakai |
| Coordinates: 4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E / -4.280234; 142.924084 (Yerakai) | |
Yerakai (Yerekai) is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is highly divergent from other Sepik languages, being only 6% cognate with other Middle Sepik languages. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.[2]
It is spoken in Yerakai (4°16′49″S 142°55′27″E / 4.280234°S 142.924084°E / -4.280234; 142.924084 (Yerakai)) village, Yerakai ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][3]
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