Language

Waigeo

Waigeo is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia.

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Scripture in Waigeo

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Waigeo is spoken

  • Indonesia

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About Waigeo

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
wgo
Glottocode
waig1244
Also known as
Ambel · Ambel: Metnyo

Dialects and varieties 4

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Waigeo as a whole.

  • Ambel: MetnyoNo known Scripture
  • Ambel: MetsamNo known Scripture
  • Amber GroupNo known Scripture
  • SaonekNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.