| Yangum | |
|---|---|
| Aiku | |
| Spoken in | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
| Native speakers | 955 Yangum (2000 census) 1,245 with Ambrak |
| Language family |
Torricelli
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mzf – Macrolanguage individual codes: ymo – Yangum Mon yde – Yangum Dey ygl – Yangum Gel aag – Ambrak |
Yangum is a Torricelli dialect cluster of Papua New Guinea. Gel is nearly extinct. The principal variety is Mon, which is also known as Aiku, Malek, Menandon ~ Minendon; these names have been used for all Yangum varieties plus the closely related Ambrak.