Uhunduni | |
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Damal | |
Amung | |
Region | Central Papua: central highlands, Paniai Regency, Beoga and Ilaga sub-districts; Asmat, Deiya, Mimika, and Puncak regencies, north and south Puncak Jaya; possibly Lanny Jaya and Nduga regencies. |
Ethnicity | Amung people, Damal people |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | uhn |
Glottolog | dama1272 |
ELP | Damal |
Map: The Amung language of New Guinea
The Amung language
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited |
Uhunduni, also known as Damal (Damal-kal) and Amung (Amung-kal) after two of its dialects, is the language of the Amung people and Damal people. It is a Trans–New Guinea language that forms an independent branch of that family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). However, it is treated as an isolate by Palmer (2018).[2] This language family is also called Ingkipilu in a classification by Anton Moeliono. The word Damal came from the Dani people, while Uhunduni came from the Moni people.[3]
Dialects are Amongme, Amung, Damal, Enggipilu.