Uhunduni languages

{{Short description|Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Uhunduni

|altname=Damal

|nativename=Amung

|region=Central Papua: central highlands, Paniai Regency, Beoga and Ilaga sub-districts; Asmat, Deiya, Mimika, and Puncak regencies, north and south Puncak Jaya; possibly Lanny Jaya and Nduga regencies.

|ethnicity=Amung people, Damal people

|speakers=14,000

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea

|fam2=West Papuan Highlands (Irian Highlands)

|fam3=Amung–Dem

|iso3=uhn

|glotto=dama1272

|glottorefname=Damal

|map=Damal language.svg

|mapcaption=Map: The Amung language of New Guinea

{{legend|#FF5E5F|The Amung language}}

{{legend|#7BB5B6|Other Trans–New Guinea languages}}

{{legend|#D9D9D9|Other Papuan languages}}

{{legend|#E09D00|Austronesian languages}}

{{legend|white|Uninhabited}}

}}

Uhunduni, also known as Damal (Damal-kal) and Amung (Amung-kal) after two of its dialects, is the language of the Amung people and Damal people. It is a Trans–New Guinea language that forms an independent branch of that family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). However, it is treated as an isolate by Palmer (2018).{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Bill |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=Language families of the New Guinea Area |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=1–20 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}} This language family is also called Ingkipilu in a classification by Anton Moeliono. The word Damal came from the Dani people, while Uhunduni came from the Moni people.{{Cite web|last1=Budhisantoso|first1=S.|last2=Simanulang|first2=Binsar|last3=Guritno|first3=Sri|title=Masyarakat Terasing Amungme di Irian Jaya|url=https://repositori.kemdikbud.go.id/7636/1/MASYARAKAT%20TERASING%20AMUNGME%20DI%20IRIAN%20JAYA.pdf|website=Kemdikbud|page=31| access-date=2022-12-18}}

Dialects are Amongme, Amung, Damal, Enggipilu.