Uhunduni, also known as Damal (Damal-kal) and Amung (Amung-kal) after two of its dialects, is the language of the Amung people and Damal people. It is a Trans–New Guinea language that forms an independent branch of that family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). However, it is treated as an isolate by Palmer (2018).^[2] This language family is also called Ingkipilu in a classification by Anton Moeliono. The word Damal came from the Dani people, while Uhunduni came from the Moni people.^[3]

Dialects are Amongme, Amung, Damal, Enggipilu.

Pawley and Hammarström (2018) do not consider there to be sufficient evidence for Uhunduni to be classified as part of Trans-New Guinea, though they do note the following lexical resemblances between Uhunduni and proto-Trans-New Guinea.^[4]

• no- ‘eat’ < *na-
• mo- come’ < *me-
• mini- ‘sit’ < *mVna-
• eme- ‘give’ < *mV-

Ross (2005) lists the pronouns as:

Iru is an inclusive dual.

The following basic vocabulary words of Damal (Uhunduni) are from the Trans-New Guinea database,^[5] citing Voorhoeve (1975).^[6]

The New Testament in Damal was published in 1988.

• Damal people and CMA. 1988. Haik-A Ongam Kal: Perjanjian Baru Dalam Bahasa Damal [Haik-A Ongam Kal: The New Testament in Damal]. Jakarta: Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia.