Nambu languages
| Nambu | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2000–2003)[1] |
Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nmx – Namankm – Namatncm – Nambomxw – Namo (Dorro)nex – Nemenqn – Nen |
| Glottolog | namb1292 |
Nambu is a Papuan dialect cluster of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are distinct but mutually intelligible.[2] However, Ethnologue lists them as separate languages, because speakers prefer individualized literacy materials.[1] Glottolog lists the following varieties: Nama, Namat, Nambo (also known as Nambu, Arufe or Namna), Namo (also known as Dorro or Mari), Neme and Nen.[3]
References
- ^ a b Nama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Namat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nambo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Namo (Dorro) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Neme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Michael J. Rueck, 2011. Social Network Analysis Applied to Language Planning in the Morehead District, Papua New Guinea
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nambu languages". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.