Asmat, Central

CNS

threatened

Alternate Names: Jas, Manowee, Yas

Dialects: Ajam (Ayam), Misman, Simai (Simay). Reportedly similar to Sempan , north of the rivers, Kamoro , and Citak ,.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Asmat-Kamoro
Asmat

Demographics: 7,000 (Roesler 1972). Most are monolingual.

Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Less than 5% in Indonesian [ind]. NT: 1985.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.