Nambu languages explained

Nambu
Also Known As:East Morehead River
Region:New Guinea
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Fam2:Yam
Glotto:namb1292
Glottorefname:Nambu
Date:2000–2003

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.[1] Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language.[2]

East Morehead River

External links

Notes and References

  1. Michael J. Rueck, 2011. Social Network Analysis Applied to Language Planning in the Morehead District, Papua New Guinea
  2. https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/morehead-river/east-morehead-river East Morehead River