Native to Papua New Guinea ISO 639-3 nlc | Native speakers 16,000 (2013) Glottolog nalc1240 | |
Language family Trans–New Guinea
Mek
Northern
Nalca | ||
Nalca (Naltya, Naltje) is a Papuan language of West Papua. Alternative names are Hmanggona, Hmonono, Kimjal (Kimyal). The latter is also used for Korupun-Sela.
The Nalca language was a completely unwritten language until missionaries from the USA entered the area in the early 1960s. A literacy program was developed, and many people in the Nalca language group learned to read. Roger Doriot from the USA learned the language, and completed the translation of the New Testament of the Bible in 2000 in the Nalca language.
References
Nalca language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA