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Damal
Indigenous Group	Damal (Also known as: Uhunduni, Amung, Amung Kal, Amungme, Amuy, Enggipiloe, Hamung, Oehoendoeni)
Location	Indonesia, Papua, Central highlands west of the Western Dani, east of Ekari, southeast of the source of the Kemandoga River, all around Puncak Jaya, northern and southern Carstens Mountains, Paniai Kabupaten, Ilaga and Beoga kecamatans
Estimated Population	14,000 (1991, SIL International)
Environment	Forest, Highlands and Valleys
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture / Hunter / Gatherer / Paid Labor
Level of Assimilation	Fairly Traditional
Language and Language Family	Damal Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Main Section, Central and Western, Wissel Lakes-Kemandoga, Uhunduni Alternate names: Uhunduni, Amung, Amung Kal, Amungme, Amuy, Enggipiloe, Hamung, Oehoendoeni Dialects: Damal, Amung, Amongme, Enggipilu. Related to Ekari, Moni, Wolani
Website URLs	Ethnologue: Damal Language Papuaweb - Damal UNEP – World Heritage Sites: Indonesia Jakarta Post - Papuans reach peace accord to end bloody tribal conflict West Papua New Guinea National Congress Foreign Policy In Focus, Article: Violence in Papua – The Role of Military Elements in Perpetuating Violence. Foreign policy in Focus – Violence in Papua
NGOs	International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development Free West Papua Movement Down to Earth Free West Papua - Australia TAPOL, The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign Pacific Concerns Resource Centre Human Rights Watch