Korupun language
| Korupun-Sela Kimyal | |
|---|---|
| Region | Indonesia |
| Ethnicity | Kimyal (Yelenang) |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1996)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| 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.
References
- ^ Korupun-Sela
Kimyal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ "Bahasa Kimyal". petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2 March 2023.