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Citak language

Citak or Kaunak is the Papuan language of Citak-Mitak district (kecamatan), Mappi Regency, Indonesia. It is called by its speakers Kau Adagum, Citak is an exonym from the Awyu people. Tamnim Citak is a distinct dialect. Diuwe is unverified as a language.

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Citak
Kau Adagum
Native toIndonesia (South Papua)
RegionMappi Regency
EthnicityCitak people
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1985)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
txt – Citak
diy – Diuwe
tml – Tamnim Citak
Glottologcita1246
ELPDiuwe

Citak or Kaunak is the Papuan language of Citak-Mitak district (kecamatan), Mappi Regency, Indonesia. It is called by its speakers Kau Adagum (lit. 'Kau Language'), Citak is an exonym from the Awyu people.2 Tamnim Citak is a distinct dialect. Diuwe is unverified as a language.

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References

  1. Citak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Diuwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Tamnim Citak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Antoni, Alexander de (2010). ""Call Us Kau, Not Citak." Constitutive Factors for the Ethnic Consciousness of an Asmat Subgroup". Anthropos. 105 (2). Nomos Verlag: 411–422. doi:10.5771/0257-9774-2010-2-411. ISSN 0257-9774.