Region New Guinea Glottolog namb1292 | Native speakers 3,000 (2000–2003) | |
Language family Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Yam
Nambu ISO 639-3 Variously:
nmx – Nama
nkm – Namat
ncm – Nambo
mxw – Namo (Dorro)
nex – Neme
nqn – Nen | ||
Nambu is a Papuan dialect cluster of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are distinct but mutually intelligible. However, Ethnologue lists them as separate languages, because speakers prefer individualized literacy materials. 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.
References
Nambu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA