Duvle language

{{short description|Language of Papua, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Duvle

|states=Indonesia

|region=Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua

|speakers=930

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Lakes Plain

|fam2=Duvle–East

|iso3=duv

|glotto2=duvl1242

|glottorefname2=Duvle

}}

Duvle (Sikwari) is a Lakes Plain language of the Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency.{{cite book | last = Clouse | first = Duane A. | year = 1997 | chapter = Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya | title = Papers in Papuan linguistics no. 2 | location = Canberra | publisher = Pacific Linguistics | volume = A-85 | isbn = 0858834421 | editor = Karl Franklin | pages = 133–236 | url = https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145737/1/PL-A85.pdf }}

Variant spellings are Duvde, Duve, Duvele, Duvre. It is also known as Wiri.

A Duvle-based pidgin is used with speakers of Wano as well.

{{Infobox language

|name=Duvle-Wano Pidgin

|nativename=

|states=

|region=

|speakers=none

|date=

|ref=

|familycolor=Pidgin

|family=Duvle-based pidgin

|iso3=none

|glotto=duvl1238

|glottorefname=Duvle-Wano-Pidgin

}}

References

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{{Lakes Plain languages}}

Category:Duvle–East Lakes Plain languages

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