lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageNabi (Nambi), a.k.a. Metan, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It was assigned to the Maimai branch in Ross (2005).
Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Not to be confused with Nabi language (Austronesian).
Nabi |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
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Region | Sandaun Province |
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Native speakers | 620 (2003)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | mty |
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Glottolog | nabi1239 |
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ELP | Nambi |
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The language is spoken in three villages; according to Ethnologue, in two they prefer the name Nabi, and in the third Metan.
References
- Nabi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages." In: Andrew Pawley, Robert Attenborough, Robin Hide and Jack Golson, eds, Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples, 15-66. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Torricelli languages |
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Arapesh | |
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Maimai | |
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One (West Wapei) | |
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Marienberg | |
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Wapei | |
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Palei | |
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Urim | |
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Bogia | |
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Others | |
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Languages of Papua New Guinea |
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Official languages | |
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Major Indigenous languages | |
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Other Papuan languages | Angan | |
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Awin–Pa | |
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Binanderean | |
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Bosavi | |
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Chimbu–Wahgi | |
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New Ireland | |
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Duna–Pogaya | |
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East Kutubuan | |
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East Strickland | |
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Engan | |
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Eleman | |
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Ok–Oksapmin | |
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Teberan | |
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Tirio | |
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Turama–Kikorian | |
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Larger families |
- Finisterre–Huon
- Kainantu–Goroka
- Madang
- Ramu–Lower Sepik
- Sepik
- Southeast Papuan
- Torricelli
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Sign languages | |
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