North Asmat is a Papuan language of West New Guinea, spoken by the Asmat people. Dialects are Momogo (Mumugu), Pupis and Irogo (Eroko).
North Asmat | |
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Mumugu, Pupis, Eroko | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Pulau Tiga District and Sawa Erma District, Asmat Regency, South Papua |
Ethnicity | Asmat people |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1991)[1] (population may include Keenok, a dialect of Central Asmat) |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nks |
Glottolog | nort2917 |
References
edit- ^ North Asmat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)