The family of Jayapura Bay languages is a subgroup of the Sarmi – Jayapura Bay languages. It consists of 3 languages spoken in Papua province of Indonesia:
- Kayupulau, Ormu, Tobati
Famous quotes containing the words bay and/or languages:
“The seagull’s wings shall dip and pivot him,
Shedding white rings of tumult, building high
Over the chained bay waters Liberty—
Then, with inviolate curve, forsake our eyes”
—Hart Crane (1899–1932)
“The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.”
—Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)