Dem language

Dem (Lem, Ndem) is a divergent Papuan language of West New Guinea. Although Palmer (2018) leaves it unclassified, it was tentatively included in the Trans–New Guinea family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005), and Timothy Usher ties it most closely to Amung.

Pronouns
The only pronouns which have been recorded are:

Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:


 * {| class="wikitable sortable"

! gloss !! Dem
 * head || yagabuak
 * hair || ari; yakuli
 * eye || eŋgio
 * tooth || yavkasa
 * leg || abuo
 * louse || nduu
 * dog || kwa
 * pig || uwam; uwom
 * bird || bela
 * egg || au; onde
 * blood || miet
 * skin || aran; asi
 * tree || niye
 * man || ŋo
 * sun || uweməja
 * water || da; yat
 * fire || kunu
 * stone || (da)ŋat
 * name || aluŋ; gago
 * eat || nenawe
 * one || yagaŋ
 * two || ugwaŋ
 * }
 * skin || aran; asi
 * tree || niye
 * man || ŋo
 * sun || uweməja
 * water || da; yat
 * fire || kunu
 * stone || (da)ŋat
 * name || aluŋ; gago
 * eat || nenawe
 * one || yagaŋ
 * two || ugwaŋ
 * }
 * stone || (da)ŋat
 * name || aluŋ; gago
 * eat || nenawe
 * one || yagaŋ
 * two || ugwaŋ
 * }
 * one || yagaŋ
 * two || ugwaŋ
 * }
 * }