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Emem language
Emem
Emumu
Native toIndonesia
RegionPapua
Native speakers
2,000 (2005)[1]
Pauwasi
Dialects
  • North Emem
  • South Emem
Language codes
ISO 639-3enr
Glottologemum1240
ELPEmumu

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

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It is spoken in 5 villages in Web Subdistrict, namely Yuruf, Umuaf, Yambraf Satu, Yambraf Dua, and Semografi villages.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Emem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Lee, Myung-Young. 2006. Laporan survei pada bahasa Emem di Papua, Indonesia. SIL International.
  3. ^ Lebold, Randy and Myung-Young Lee. 2016. Survey Report on the Emem Language of Papua, Indonesia. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2016-008.