Korupun language should not be confused with Nalca language.
Korupun-Sela Kimyal | |
Ethnicity: | Kimyal (Yelenang) |
Region: | Indonesia |
Speakers: | 8,000 |
Date: | 1996 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
Fam2: | Mek |
Iso3: | kpq |
Glotto: | koru1245 |
Glottoname: | Korupun-Sela |
Glotto2: | kora1298 |
Glottoname2: | Korapun-Bromley |
Dia1: | Korupun (Duram) |
Dia2: | Dagi |
Dia3: | Sisibna (Gobugdua) |
Dia4: | Deibula |
Dia5: | Sela |
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.[1]
According to Timothy Usher, the "Korupun" described by Bromley is a separate, though closely related, language.