Akrukay language

{{Short description|Ramu language of Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Akrukay

|nativename=Chini

|states=Papua New Guinea

|region=Madang Province

|coordinates={{coord|-4.885733|144.830998|type:city_region:PG_source:enwiki|name=Akurukai|display=inline,title}}

|speakers=75

|date=2013

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1 = Ramu

|fam2 = Ramu proper

|fam3 = Tamolan–Ataitan

|fam4 = Tamolan

|iso3=afi

|glotto=akru1241

|glottorefname=Chini

}}

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Akrukay (or Chini) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the two villages of Akrurai ({{coord|-4.885733|144.830998|type:city_region:PG|name=Akurukai}}) and Andamang ({{coord|-4.855887|144.773677|type:city_region:PG|name=Andamang}}) in Akrurai ward, Arabaka Rural LLG, Madang Province.{{cite web |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/PG/languages |title=Papua New Guinea languages |work=Ethnologue: Languages of the World |edition=22nd |editor1-last=Eberhard |editor1-first=David M. |editor2-last=Simons |editor2-first=Gary F. |editor3-last=Fennig |editor3-first=Charles D. |date=2019 |location=Dallas |publisher=SIL International}}{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/village-coordinates-lookup |title=Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup |author=United Nations in Papua New Guinea |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}