Damal

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
uhn
Alternate Names
Amung, Amung Kal, Amungme, Amuy, Enggipiloe, Hamung, Oehoendoeni, Uhunduni
User Population

14,000 (Wurm 2000).

Location

Papua province: central highlands, Paniai regency, Beoga and Ilaga sub-districts; Asmat, Deiya, Mimika, and Puncak regencies, north and south Carstens mountains; possibly Lanny Jaya and Nduga regencies.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Damal
Dialects

Damal, Amung, Amongme, Enggipilu. Related to Ekari [ekg], Moni [mnz], and Wolani [wod].

Typology

Tonal.

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Children are beginning to prefer Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Used as L2 by Nduga [ndx].

Language Development

NT: 1988.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Damal
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.