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KMT ISO 639-3

Kemtuik

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
kmt
Alternate Names
Kamtuk, Kemtuk
Population
2,500 (1987 SIL).
Location:
Papua province: Jayapura regency, Aib, Aimbe, Braso, Mamda, Mamdayawang, Meikari, Merem, Sabeyap, Sabeyap Kecil, Sabron Yaru, Sabransamon, Sekorup, and Yanim villages; Lake Sentani southwest area.
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Nimboran
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 80% with Gresi [grs].
Typology
SOV; postpositions; noun head initial; dual number; verb affixes mark person, number and gender; 13 consonants and 5 vowels; tense and aspect markers; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use
Adults only. Shifting to Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Mlap [kja].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kemtuik
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Papua province: Jayapura regency, Aib, Aimbe, Braso, Mamda, Mamdayawang, Meikari, Merem, Sabeyap, Sabeyap Kecil, Sabron Yaru, Sabransamon, Sekorup, and Yanim villages; Lake Sentani southwest area.