Yakamul language

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Yakamul, also known as Kap or Ali, is an Austronesian language spoken in East Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the village of Yakamul (3°16′17″S 142°40′36″E / 3.271334°S 142.676556°E / -3.271334; 142.676556 (Yakamul 1)) on the north coast and on the islands of Ali, Angel, and Seleo islands.[2][3]

Yakamul
Kap
RegionSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
3,500 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ykm
Glottologkapp1237
ELPKap

References edit

  1. ^ Yakamul at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

Resources edit

  • Klaffl, J., & Vormann, F. (1905). Die Sprachen des Berlinhafen-Bezirks in Deutsch-Neuguinea, Mitteilungen des Seminar für orientalische Sprachen zu Berlin, 8, 1-138.