Mpur language

Mpur (also known as Amberbaken, Kebar, Ekware, and Dekwambre) is a language isolate spoken in and around Mpur and Amberbaken Districts in Tambrauw Regency of the Bird's Head Peninsula, New Guinea. It is not closely related to any other language, and though Ross (2005) tentatively assigned it to the West Papuan languages, based on similarities in pronouns, Palmer (2018), Ethnologue, and Glottolog list it as a language isolate.

For the language of Ghana, see Mpur language (Ghana). For the Yansi dialect of Congo, see Mpur dialect.
Mpur
Amberbaken
Native toIndonesia
RegionMpur and Amberbaken Districts, Tambrauw Regency on the north coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula
Native speakers
5,000 (2002)
Dialects
  • Sirir
  • Ajiw
Language codes
ISO 639-3akc
Glottologmpur1239
ELPMpur
Mpur
Mpur
Coordinates: 0.75°S 133.17°E / -0.75; 133.17
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