Yelmek language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sagotreespirit (talk | contribs) at 12:44, 18 June 2020 (→‎References: Further reading). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yelmek
Jab
Native toIndonesia
RegionWest Papua
Native speakers
(400 cited 1978)[1]
DialectsGalum, Jilmek, Mopoko, Gonek, Dib (Dibga)
Language codes
ISO 639-3jel
Glottologyelm1242

Yelmek, also known as Jelmek, Jelmik or Jab,[2] is a language of the proposed Trans-Fly – Bulaka River family in West Papua.

Yelmek is spoken west of Merauke, between the Digul River and Mbian River, (from north to south) in the villages of Wanam, Bibikem, Woboyo, and Dodalim. Maklew is spoken in Welbuti village.[3]

External links

Further reading

  • Donohue, Mark. n.d. Disagreement in the Yelmek NP. Unpublished MS.

References

  1. ^ Yelmek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Yelmek language". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.