Sakam, or Kutong, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the most divergent of its cluster, the Uruwa languages. It is spoken in Kamdaran, Makwa (6°10′49″S 146°39′22″E / 6.180159°S 146.656241°E), Sakam (6°09′10″S 146°40′39″E / 6.152909°S 146.677453°E), and Tamunat villages of Dinangat ward, Yus Rural LLG, Morobe Province.[1][2]
Sakam | |
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Kutong | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2011)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | skm |
Glottolog | saka1292 |
References
edit- ^ a b Sakam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.