Citak language

Citak
Kau Adagum
Native toIndonesia (South Papua)
RegionMappi Regency
EthnicityCitak people
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1985)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
txt – Citak
diy – Diuwe
tml – Tamnim Citak
Glottologcita1246
ELPDiuwe

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. Tamnim Citak is a distinct dialect. Diuwe is unverified as a language.

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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.