Kutong language explained

Sakam
Also Known As:Kutong
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Morobe Province
Speakers:1,000
Date:2011
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:Finisterre–Huon
Fam3:Finisterre
Fam4:Uruwa
Iso3:skm
Glotto:saka1292
Glottorefname:Sakam

Sakam, or Kutong, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the most divergent of its cluster, the Uruwa languages. It is spoken in Kamdaran, Makwa (-6.1802°N 146.6562°W), Sakam (-6.1529°N 146.6775°W), and Tamunat villages of Dinangat ward, Yus Rural LLG, Morobe Province.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.