Sobei language
| Sobei | |
|---|---|
| Sobey | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Ethnicity | 1,850 Sobei people (2000) |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2007) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sob |
| Glottolog | sobe1238 |
| ELP | Sobei |
Sobei (Sobey) is one of the Sarmi languages spoken in three villages (Sarmi Kota, Sawar, and Bagaiserwar) near the district center of Sarmi in Papua province of Indonesia. Ethnologue (2005) cites two third-party population estimates of 1,000 and 1,850, while Sterner estimates the population at 1,500 (1975) and 2,000 (1987), based on actual residence in the area.