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Korupun language

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Mek language spoken in Highland Papua, Indonesia Not to be confused with Nalca language.
Korupun-Sela
Kimyal
RegionIndonesia
EthnicityKimyal (Yelenang)
Native speakers(8,000 cited 1996)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea
  • Mek
    • Korupun-Sela
      Kimyal
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.

According to Timothy Usher, the "Korupun" described by Bromley is a separate, though closely related, language.

References

  1. Korupun-Sela
    Kimyal     at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Bahasa Kimyal". petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Mek languages
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Northern
Western


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