Korupun language explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bahasa Kimyal. petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id. 2 March 2023.