Muyu language

{{Short description|Ok language of Western New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Muyu

|nativename=Kati

|states=Indonesia

|region=*South Papua

• Boven Digoel

|ethnicity = Muyu

|speakers=22,000

|date=2002

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1 = Trans–New Guinea

|fam2 = Central & South New Guinea ?

|fam3 = Ok

|fam4 = Lowland Ok

|lc1=kti|ld1=North Muyu (Niinati)

|lc2=kts|ld2=South Muyu (Metomka)

|glotto=nort2916

|glottoname=North

|glottorefname=North Muyu

|glotto2=sout2940

|glottoname2=South

|glottorefname2=South Muyu

}}

Muyu, Moyu,Zahrer, Alexander. 2019. First data of Moyu, a lowland Ok language of New Guinea. 11th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference ([https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/geesteswetenschappen/leiden-university-centre-for-linguistics/apll11-booklet-of-abstracts-2019-06-05.pdf APLL11]), 13-15 June 2019, Leiden University. is one of the Ok languages of South Papua, Indonesia.

Based on available resources, linguists divided it to two varieties Kadi (North Muyu) and South Muyu. However according to native speakers, it may be a dialect continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects which also include Ningrum and Yonggom. Petabahasa by Indonesia Ministry of Education classified it to three languages, Kadi spoken in Kampung Woropko,{{cite web | title=Kadi | website=Peta Bahasa | url=https://petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id/infobahasa.php?idb=442 | language=id | access-date=2024-10-12}} South Muyu spoken in Kampung Anggumbit,{{cite web | title=Muyu Selatan | website=Peta Bahasa | url=https://petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id/infobahasa.php?idb=539 | language=id | access-date=2024-10-12}} and Muyu in Kampung Kamka.{{cite web | title=Muyu | website=Peta Bahasa | url=https://petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id/infobahasa.php?idb=533 | language=id | access-date=2024-10-12}}