Korupun language
Mek language spoken in Highland Papua, Indonesia
Korupun-Sela Kimyal | |
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Region | Indonesia |
Ethnicity | Kimyal (Yelenang) |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1996)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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ISO 639-3 | kpq |
Glottolog | koru1245 Korupun-Selakora1298 Korapun-Bromley |
Korupun (Korapun) is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. Dialects are Korupun (Duram), Dagi, Sisibna (Gobugdua), Deibula, (Western) Sela. It is also known as Kimyal of Korupun; Kimyal is another name for Nalca. Indonesian Kemendikbud classified the former as Mek Nalca, while Korupun-Sela is classified as Kimyal.[2]
According to Timothy Usher, the "Korupun" described by Bromley is a separate, though closely related, language.
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Mek languages
- Eipo
- Goliath
- Ketengban
- Kosarek
- Nalca
- Nipsan
- Korupun
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