Kanume | |
|---|---|
 Kanum people with TNI soldiers at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border. | |
| Total population | |
| ~1.000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (South Papua),  Papua New Guinea (Western Province) | |
| Languages | |
| Smerki language, Nggarna, Ngkolmpu Kanum, Barkari dialect, Bädi dialect, Indonesian, Tok Pisin, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority), Indigenous beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Marind dan Yei |
Kanum people (Kanume) are an ethnic group that inhabits the border area of Merauke Regency in South Papua and Papua New Guinea. The Kanum is considered a subgroup of the Marind, but they have their own language which is the Kanum language that belongs to the Yam language family. This language is closer to the Yei language and other tribes in Papua New Guinea than to the Marind language, which is spoken by the largest ethnic group in Merauke.[1]
Kanum is one of the tribes living in the Wasur National Park area. Within the Kanum tribe, there are several clans, including Mbanggu, Ndimar, Ndiken, Sanggra, Mayuwa, Gelambu, and Kul.[2]
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Winara, Aji; Mukhtar, Abdullah Syarief (2016). "PEMANFAATAN TUMBUHAN OBAT OLEH SUKU KANUM DI TAMAN NASIONAL WASUR, PAPUA". Jurnal Penelitian Hutan dan Konservasi Alam (JPHKA). 13 (1). Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan.