Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Nete
Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	1,000 (2000–2003)[1]
Language family	Engan North Engan Nete
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: net – Nete bir – Bisorio
Glottolog	oute1259
ELP	Bisorio
Nete is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Classification

Glottolog classifies Nete and Bisorio as two languages within Outer Engan, a divergent group situated northward across the Central Range from the main Engan-speaking area, located in Enga Province. The purported language Bikaru, spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, is a dialect of Bisorio fully mutually intelligible with the rest of the language.[2]

Geography

Villages where Nete is spoken include Malaumanda, Anamanda, Lodon, Onge, Kasakali, Takop, Hulipa, Yaipo, Bake, Nai, Onon, Limbia and Menagus.[3]

Bibliography

Word lists of Bisorio

• Conrad, Robert J. and Ronald K. Lewis. 1988 Some language and sociolinguistic relationships in the Upper Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. In: Smith et al. 243–273.
• Davies, John and Bernard Comrie. 1985. A linguistic survey of the Upper Yuat. In: Adams et al., 275–312.

References

External links

• Rosetta Project: Nete Swadesh List, Bisorio Swadesh List, Bikaru Swadesh List