Nete language
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| Nete | |
|---|---|
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2000–2003)[1] |
Engan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:net – Netebir – Bisoriobic – Bikaru (spurious) |
| Glottolog | oute1259[2] |
Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Classification[edit]
Glottolog classifies Nete and Bisorio as two languages within Outer Engan, a divergent group situated northward across the Central Range from the main Engan-speaking area, located in Enga Province. Bikaru, spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, has been described as a dialect of Bisorio.[3]
Geography[edit]
Villages where Nete is spoken include Malaumanda, Anamanda, Lodon, Onge, Kasakali, Takop, Hulipa, Yaipo, Bake, Nai, Onon, Limbia and Menagus.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Nete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Bisorio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Bikaru (spurious) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Outer Enga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ "SIL Map of East Sepik area languages".
- ^ "PNGDEV NEWS CONTENTS:". Anglicare PNG INC Blogpage. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
External links[edit]
- Rosetta Project: Nete Swadesh List, Bisorio Swadesh List, Bikaru Swadesh List
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