Smerki language

Smerki
Smerki
Kanum
Region	Southeast Merauke Regency, Indonesia
Ethnicity	Kanum Smarky
Native speakers	150 (2018)
Language family	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River? Yam Tonda Smerki; ; ;
Dialects	Bârkâli; Smärki;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kxq
Glottolog	smar1235
ELP	Smärky Kanum

Smerki is a Yam language spoken in Rawu Biru, Tomer, Tomerau, and Yakiw in southeast Merauke Regency, Indonesia.^[1] Bârkâli (Barkari) and Smärki may be distinct enough to count as separate languages. The Tamer language is closely related.

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

This Papuan languages–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Evans-Southern-1] 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.

[1]

Smerki language

References

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia