UHN ISO 639-3
Damal
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- uhn
- Alternate Names
- Amung, Amung Kal, Amungme, Amuy, Enggipiloe, Hamung, Oehoendoeni, Uhunduni
- 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.
- 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.
Also Spoken in
Map
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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