Namla is a poorly documented
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
of Indonesia. It appears to be related to
Tofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken in
Namla village,
Senggi District,
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a po ...
.
[
Namla is close to extinction due to its being replaced by Tofanma and possibly also ]Papuan Malay
Papuan Malay or Irian Malay is a Malay-based creole language spoken in the Indonesian part of New Guinea. It emerged as a contact language among tribes in Indonesian New Guinea (now Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, and We ...
.
Vocabulary
Namla vocabulary from Foley (2018):
References
Languages of western New Guinea
Namla–Tofanma languages
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