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Kutong language

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(Redirected from Sakam language) Finisterre language spoken in Papua New Guinea ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Sakam
Kutong
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Native speakers1,000 (2011)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3skm
Glottologsaka1292

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°10′49″S 146°39′22″E / 6.180159°S 146.656241°E / -6.180159; 146.656241 (Makua)), Sakam (6°09′10″S 146°40′39″E / 6.152909°S 146.677453°E / -6.152909; 146.677453 (Sakam)), and Tamunat villages of Dinangat ward, Yus Rural LLG, Morobe Province.

References

  1. ^ Sakam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
Finisterre–Huon languages
Finisterre
Erap
Gusap–Mot
Uruwa
Wantoat
Warup
Yupna
Huon
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