Puragi language

{{Infobox language

|name=Puragi

|nativename=Iwaro

|states=Indonesia

|region=Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula

|speakers=700

|date=1991

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea?

|fam2=Berau Gulf

|fam3=South Bird's Head

|fam4=Nuclear/East

|fam5=Iwaro–Kaburi

|iso3=pru

|glotto=pura1253

|glottorefname=Puragi

}}

Puragi, or Iwaro, is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.

Distribution

Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:{{cite book |last=Ronsumbre |first=Adolof |year=2020 |title=Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat |location=Yogyakarta |publisher=Penerbit Kepel Press |isbn=978-602-356-318-0}}

Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
Inanwatan District: Isogo village

Phonology

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