The Kamoro language is an
Asmat–Kamoro language spoken in
New Guinea by approximately 8,000 people. Dialect diversity is notable, and Kamoro should perhaps not be considered a single language.
[New Guinea World, Kamoro]
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Varieties
'Dialects' are as follows.[
* Yamur (far west around Yamur Lake and ]Etna Bay
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* Western (Japakòparè, Kéàkwa and Umari Rivers, 450 speakers in 1953)
* Tarjà (Opa River, 500 speakers in 1953)
* Middle (Wàkia river to the upper Mimika River, 4,300 speakers in 1953)
* Kàmora (Kàmora River, 400 speakers in 1953)
* Wània (Wània River 1,300 speakers in 1953)
* Mukumùga (Mukumùga river, 800 speakers in 1953)
References
Bibliography
* Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. ''Atlas of the World's Languages'' (New York: Routledge, 1994) p. 110
Asmat-Kamoro languages
Languages of western New Guinea
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