Citak language explained

Citak
States:South Papua
Region:Mappi Regency, South Papua, Indonesia
Date:1985
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:Central and South New Guinea
Fam3:Asmat–Kamoro
Fam4:Asmat
Lc1:txt
Ld1:Citak
Lc2:diy
Ld2:Diuwe
Lc3:tml
Ld3:Tamnim Citak
Glotto:cita1246
Glottorefname:Citak Asmat
Elp:4085
Elpname:Diuwe

Citak or Kaunak is the Papuan language of Citak-Mitak subdistrict (Kecamatan), Mappi Regency, Indonesia. It is called by its speaker Kau Adagum (Kau Language), Citak is an exonym from the tribe Auyu.[1] Tamnim Citak is a distinct dialect. Diuwe is unverified as a language.

References

  1. Antoni . Alexander de . “Call Us Kau, Not Citak.” Constitutive Factors for the Ethnic Consciousness of an Asmat Subgroup . Anthropos . Nomos Verlag . 105 . 2 . 2010 . 0257-9774 . 10.5771/0257-9774-2010-2-411 . 411–422.