Asmat language
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| Asmat | |
|---|---|
| Region | West Papua |
| Ethnicity | Asmat people |
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Native speakers
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unknown (20,000 cited 1972–1991)[1] |
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Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: asc – Casuarina Coast cns – Central nks – North asy – Yaosakor tml – Tamnim Citak |
| Glottolog | asma1257[2] |
Asmat is a Papuan dialect cluster of West New Guinea.
The principal dialects, distinct enough to be considered separate languages, are:
- Casuarina Coast, also known as Kaweinag (subdialects Matia and Sapan~Safan)
- Central, also known as Jas~Yas or Manowee (subdialects Simai~Simay, Misman, Ajam~Ayam)
- North (Momogo-Pupis-Irogo), also known as Keenok
- Yaosakor
Some of these may be closer to the other Asmat ethniticy, Citak, than they are to each other, but their speakers identify themselves as Asmat. Similarly, Tamnim Citak is closer to Asmat than to Citak, but the people identify themselves as Citak.
References
- ↑ Casuarina Coast at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Central at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
North at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Yaosakor at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Tamnim Citak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External Links
- PARADISEC archive of Asmat language recordings
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