Emem language explained

Emem
Nativename:Emumu
States:Indonesia
Region:Papua
Speakers:2,000
Date:2005
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Pauwasi
Fam2:East Pauwasi
Fam3:Emem–Karkar
Dia1:North Emem
Dia2:South Emem
Iso3:enr
Glotto:emum1240
Glottorefname:Emumu

Emem, or Emumu, is an Eastern Pauwasi language in Keerom Regency, Papua Province. It has only 25% lexical similarity with Zorop, the most distinct Eastern Pauwasi language.

North Emem and South Emem are quite distinct. North Emem is transitional into Zorop, and South Emem into Karkar.

Distribution

It is spoken in 5 villages in Web Subdistrict, namely Yuruf, Umuaf, Yambraf Satu, Yambraf Dua, and Semografi villages.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Lee, Myung-Young. 2006. Laporan survei pada bahasa Emem di Papua, Indonesia. SIL International.
  2. Lebold, Randy and Myung-Young Lee. 2016. Survey Report on the Emem Language of Papua, Indonesia. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2016-008.