Nakwi language

Nakwi is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. It is close to Nimo.

Nakwi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
280 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nax
Glottolognakw1240
ELPNakwi[2]

Nakwi is spoken to the south of the Ama-speaking area, in Augot, Nakwi-Amasu, Tiki (4.156505°S 141.677012°E / -4.156505; 141.677012 (Tigi)), and Uwau (4.169381°S 141.599085°E / -4.169381; 141.599085 (Uwau)) villages in Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[3][4]

References

  1. Nakwi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Nakwi.
  3. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  4. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.


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