| Nativename | Aiku |
|---|---|
| States | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
| Date | 2000 census |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Papuan |
| Fam 1 | Torricelli |
| Fam 2 | Palei |
| Fam 3 | Aiku |
| Lc 1 | ymo |
| Ld 1 | Yangum Mon |
| Lc 2 | yde |
| Ld 2 | Yangum Dey |
| Lc 3 | ygl |
| Ld 3 | Yangum Gel |
| Glotto | yang1303 |
| Glottorefname | Yangum |
| Elp | 10552 |
| Elpname | Aiku |
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.
External links
- Paradisec's open access collection of Selected Research Papers of Don Laycock on Languages in Papua New Guinea (DL2) includes materials on the Yangum language