Smerki language

Smerki
Smerki
Kanum
Region	SoutheastMerauke Regency,Indonesia
Native speakers	150 (2018)
Language family	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River? Yam Tonda Smerki; ; ;
Dialects	Bârkâli; Smärki;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kxq
Glottolog	smar1235
ELP	Smärky Kanum

Smerkiis aYam languagespoken in Rawu Biru, Tomer, Tomerau, and Yakiw in southeastMerauke Regency,Indonesia.^[1]Bârkâli (Barkari) and Smärki may be distinct enough to count as separate languages. TheTamer languageis closely related.

References

^^a ^bEvans, 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.

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[Evans-Southern-1] 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.

[1]

v t e Yam languages
Tonda	Upper Morehead Anta Komnzo Wára Wérè Kémä Kánchá Ránmo Mblafe Warta Thuntai Arammba Nggarna Rema Smerki Tamer Ngkontar Ngkolmpu Bedi Ngkolmpu
Nambu	Nen Nama Namat Nambo Neme Dre Namo Len
Other	Yei