Yessan-Mayo language

Yessan-Mayo
Yamano
RegionEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 2000 census)
Sepik
Language codes
ISO 639-3yss
Glottologyess1239
ELPYessan-Mayo

Yessan-Mayo (also known as Yesan, Mayo, and natively known as Yamano) is a Papuan language spoken by 2000 people in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Maio (4°12′50″S 142°40′33″E / 4.21379°S 142.675929°E / -4.21379; 142.675929 (Maio)) and Yessan (4°13′08″S 142°40′00″E / 4.219025°S 142.66658°E / -4.219025; 142.66658 (Yessan)) villages of Yessan ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.