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Nambu Languages
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. Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language. ;East Morehead River *Neme–Ndre: Ndre language, Ndre (Dre, Ndré-di), Neme language, Neme (Karigari, Dorro, Moi-e, Moive) *Upper Wassi Kussa River, Wassi Kussa: Nen language (Papuan), Nen (Nenium, Wekamara), Nambo-Namna language, Nambo–Namna (Nmbo, Nombuio, Tanjuamu, Keraki; Tendavi) *Central East Morehead River **Namo–Län: Län language, Län (Len, Dapo, Dungerwab, Parb, Tuj), Namo language, Namo (Kaunje) **Nama–Namat: Nama language (Papuan), Nama (Noraia), Namat language, Namat (Potoia) References External links * Timothy Usher, New Guinea WorldProto–East Morehead River (under construction 2020) Nambu languages, Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the perceived resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
