About Marian Klamer
Born 1965. Marian Klamer is a university teacher and linguist.
Marian Klamer (born in 1965 in Pirimapun, Papua province, Indonesia ) is a linguist who specializes in Austronesian and Papuan languages. Her interests include the documentation of minority languages, Malay language varieties, linguistic typology, historical linguistics, and language contact.
Early life and education Klamer was born in Pirimapun village in what is now Safan District, Asmat Regency, Papua province, Indonesia, and spent her childhood there.
Career and publications Klamer conducts extensive linguistic research in eastern Indonesia. She is the author of 50 articles and a number of scientific publications, including grammatical descriptions of the Kambera, Teiwa, and Alor languages.
In 2019 Klamer was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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university teacher at Leiden University
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