Nanubae language
Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea
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::summary Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nanubae |
| altname | Lower Arafundi |
| states | Papua New Guinea |
| region | East Sepik Province |
| speakers | |
| date | 2005 |
| ref | e25 |
| familycolor | Papuan |
| fam1 | Madang – Upper Yuat |
| fam2 | Upper Yuat |
| fam3 | Arafundi |
| iso3 | afk |
| glotto | nanu1240 |
| glottorefname | Nanubae |
| :: |
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Nanubae (Kapagmai, Aunda) is an Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to Tapei; the name Alfendio was once used for both.
Locations
Kassell, et al. (2018) list Imanmeri, Wambrumas, and Yamandim as the villages where Nanubae is spoken. Additionally, there are some speakers in Imboin, which also has Tapei speakers.
According to Ethnologue, it is spoken in Imanmeri (), Wambrumas (), and Yamandim () villages of Karawari Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
References
References
- Kassell, Alison, Bonnie MacKenzie and Margaret Potter. 2018. ''[https://pnglanguages.sil.org/resources/archives/74262 Three Arafundi Languages: A Sociolinguistic Profile of Andai, Nanubae, and Tapei]''. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2017-003.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea. (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
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