Tefaro is a Papuan language of the Indonesian province of Papua, on the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay. It is spoken in Demba and Tefaro villages of Waropen Regency.[2]

Tefaro
Native toIndonesia
RegionDemba District, Waropen Regency, Papua
Native speakers
(100 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tfo
Glottologtefa1238
ELPTefaro
Approximate location where Tefaro is spoken
Approximate location where Tefaro is spoken
Tefaro
Coordinates: 2°21′02″S 136°45′11″E / 2.35042°S 136.753°E / -2.35042; 136.753

Tefaro is lexically similar to the East Geelvink Bay languages and presumably belongs in that family, but is too poorly attested to be sure.

References

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  1. ^ Tefaro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.