Bulaka River languages
| Bulaka River | |
|---|---|
| Yelmek–Maklew Jabga | |
| Geographic distribution | Tubang and Ilwayab subdistricts, Bulaka River watershed, Merauke Regency, South Papua |
| Ethnicity | Jab (Yab) |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bula1259 |
Map: The Bulaka River languages of New Guinea
The Bulaka River languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
The Bulaka River languages are a pair of closely related Papuan languages, Yelmek and Maklew, on the Bulaka River in Indonesian South Papua. They are ethnically Yab (Jab); their speech is Yabga (Jabga).