Asmat language

Asmat
Spoken in	West Papua
Ethnicity	Asmat people
Native speakers	perhaps 20,000
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Asmat–Kamoro Asmat
Language codes
ISO 639-3	variously: asc – Casuarina Coast cns – Central nks – North asy – Yaosakor

Asmat is a Papuan dialect cluster of West New Guinea.

The principal dialects, distinct enough to be considered separate languages, are:

• Casuarina Coast, also known as Kaweinag (subdialects Matia and Sapan~Safan)
• Central, also known as Jas~Yas or Manowee (subdialects Simai~Simay, Misman, Ajam~Ayam)
• North, also known as Keenok
• Yaosakor

Some of these may be closer to other Asmat languages like Citak, Kamoro, or Sempan than they are to each other, but their speakers identify themselves as Asmat.