Yei people (Indonesia)
Yei-Nan | |
|---|---|
Yei people with the Indonesian soldiers | |
| Total population | |
| ~2000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (South Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Yei | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Majority), Indigenous Belief | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Marind, Kanum |
Yei (Yey, Yeinan, or Yei Nan) is an ethnic group residing near the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border in Merauke Regency, South Papua. The Yei is a sub-tribe of the Marind. The Yei have their own language, known as the Yei, which is divided into two dialects: Upper Yei and Lower Yei. The Yei language is part of the Yam or Morehead-Maro language family, making it closer to languages in Morehead, Papua New Guinea, rather than the language of the Marind, the majority tribe in Merauke Regency.