Dem language

Dem
Dem
Lem
Region	Papua
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1987)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Papuan Highlands (Irian Highlands) Amung–Dem Dem; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dem
Glottolog	demm1245
ELP	Dem
	Map: The Dem language of New Guinea The Dem language Other Trans–New Guinea languages Other Papuan languages Austronesian languages Uninhabited

Dem (Lem, Ndem) is a possible Trans–New Guinea language in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). A small number of words connect it to other language families of the Irian Highlands, but they are not consistent correspondences, and it is not clear what they mean. The only pronouns which have been recorded are 1sg nau, 2sg aŋ, and 1pl yu.

References

^ Dem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. doi:10.15144/PL-572. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.

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[e18-1] Dem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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