Korupun language

Mek language spoken in Highland Papua, Indonesia
Korupun-Sela
Kimyal
RegionIndonesia
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1996)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Mek
    • Korupun-Sela
Dialects
  • Korupun (Duram)
  • Dagi
  • Sisibna (Gobugdua)
  • Deibula
  • Sela
Language codes
ISO 639-3kpq
Glottologkoru1245  Korupun-Sela
kora1298  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

  1. ^ Korupun-Sela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Bahasa Kimyal". petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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Mek languages
Eastern
  • Eipo
  • Goliath
  • Ketengban
Northern
  • Kosarek
  • Nalca
  • Nipsan
Western
  • Korupun


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