Kimki language
Kimki (Aipki) or Sukubatom (Sukubatong) is a South Pauwasi language of Batom District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Foley classifies Kimki as a language isolate, although he notes some similarities with Murkim. Usher demonstrates a connection to the other South Pauwasi languages.
| Kimki | |
|---|---|
| Sukubatom | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua: Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Batom District, near Sepik River entrance to Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 500 (2004) |
Pauwasi
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sbt |
| Glottolog | kimk1238 |
| ELP | Kimki |
An automated computational analysis (ASJP 4) by Müller et al. (2013) found lexical similarities with Pyu. However, since the analysis was automatically generated, the grouping could be either due to mutual lexical borrowing or genetic inheritance.
Dialects include the varieties spoken in Batom and Sabi villages (Rumaropen 2004).
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