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Papunesia · ISO 639-3 dmy · Glottocode demt1241

Demta

Demta broadens the comparative view of Papunesia: source status moribund, the Sentanic family, and likely script Latin.

Language family
Sentanic
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
moribund
Macroarea
Papunesia
Source country codes
ID
Reference point
-2.385, 140.166

Open research question

Which current, community-led studies show where and in which domains Demta is used and transmitted today?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.