Smerki is a
Yam language spoken in Rawu Biru, Tomer, Tomerau, and Yakiw in southeast
Merauke Regency
Merauke Regency is a regency in the far south of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It covers an area of 46,791.63 km2, and had a population of 195,716 at the 2010 Census and 230,932 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2 ...
,
Indonesia
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.
Bârkâli (Barkari) and Smärki may be distinct enough to count as separate languages. The
Tamer language
Tamer (Tämer) is a Yam language of Yanggandur in southeast Merauke Regency, Indonesia
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is closely related.
References
Tonda languages
Languages of western New Guinea
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