Citak or Kaunak is the Papuan language of Citak-Mitak district (kecamatan), Mappi Regency, Indonesia. It is called by its speakers Kau Adagum (lit. 'Kau Language'), Citak is an exonym from the Awyu people.[2] Tamnim Citak is a distinct dialect. Diuwe is unverified as a language.
| Citak | |
|---|---|
| Kau Adagum | |
| Native to | Indonesia (South Papua) |
| Region | Mappi Regency |
| Ethnicity | Citak people |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1985)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:txt – Citakdiy – Diuwetml – Tamnim Citak |
| Glottolog | cita1246 |
| ELP | Diuwe |
References
edit- ↑ Citak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Diuwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tamnim Citak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ↑ Antoni, Alexander de (2010). ""Call Us Kau, Not Citak." Constitutive Factors for the Ethnic Consciousness of an Asmat Subgroup". Anthropos. 105 (2). Nomos Verlag: 411–422. doi:10.5771/0257-9774-2010-2-411. ISSN 0257-9774.
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