Nimboran language

Nimboran (Nambrong) is a Papuan language of Nimboran District, Jayapura Regency, Indonesia spoken by mostly older adults. Younger generations have shifted to Papuan Malay. It is spoken in about 26 villages to the west of Lake Sentani.

Nimboran
Namblong
Native toIndonesia
RegionNew Guinea
Ethnicity3,500 (1987)[1]
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nir
Glottolognucl1633

Phonology

Consonants:[2]

ptk
bdɡ
ᵐbⁿdᵑɡ
mnŋ
s
l
wj

Vowels:[2]

iʉu
eo
a

References
  1. Nimboran at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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