Asmat language

Asmat
Spoken in	West Papua
Ethnicity	Asmat people
Native speakers	perhaps 20,000 (date missing)
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.