North Asmat is a Papuan language of West New Guinea, spoken by the Asmat people. Dialects are Momogo, Pupis and Irogo.
| North Asmat | |
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| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | West Papua |
| Ethnicity | Asmat people |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1991)[1] (population may include Keenok, a dialect of Central Asmat) |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nks |
| Glottolog | nort2917 |
Central and South New Guinea languages | |||||||||
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| Asmat–Kamoro |
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| Greater Awyu |
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| Ok–Oksapmin |
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| Bayono–Awbono | |||||||||
| Komolom | |||||||||
| Somahai |
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