| Nambu | |
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| East Morehead River | |
| Geographic distribution | New Guinea |
| Native speakers | 3,000 (2000–2003) |
| Linguistic classification | Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | namb1292 |
Nambu is a cluster of Papuan languages spoken in the Morehead River region of Papua New Guinea.
Languages
Varieties are distinct but have some mutually intelligibility with their neighbors. Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language.
- East Morehead River
- Neme–Ndre: Ndre (Dre, Ndré-di), Neme (Karigari, Dorro, Moi-e, Moive)
- Upper Wassi Kussa: Nen (Nenium, Wekamara), Nambo–Namna (Nmbo, Nombuio, Tanjuamu, Keraki; Tendavi)
- Central East Morehead River
References
- Michael J. Rueck, 2011. Social Network Analysis Applied to Language Planning in the Morehead District, Papua New Guinea
- East Morehead River
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–East Morehead River (under construction 2020)
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