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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Papua) > Sunum

Sunum

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3ymn

Population  560 (2005 SIL).
Region  Sarmi Regency, Pantai Timur subdistrict, coastal area and an island off north coast, east of Tor River.
Language map  Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 122
Alternate names   Yamna
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
Language use  More vigorous on mainland than on island. Mainly older adults.
Comments  Fishermen. Christian, traditional religion.