Kembra language

Kembra is a South Pauwasi language spoken in Western New Guinea by some twenty persons in Kiambra village, Kaisenar District, Keerom Regency. It is used by between 20% and 60% of the ethnic population and is no longer passed down to children.

Kembra
Native toWestern New Guinea
RegionKiambra village, Kaisenar District, Keerom Regency
Ethnicity50
Native speakers
20 (2000)
Pauwasi
  • Yetfa – South Pauwasi
    • South Pauwasi
      • Lepki–Murkim
        • Kembra
Language codes
ISO 639-3xkw
Glottologkemb1250
ELPKembra
Kembra is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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