Namla is a poorly documented

Papuan language The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. It is a strictly geographical grouping, and does not imply a ...

of Indonesia. It appears to be related to Tofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken in Namla village,

Senggi District Senggi District is a district in Keerom Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Villages As of 2018, Senggi consists of 7 administrative villages (''kampung'').Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten KeeromKecamatan Senggi Dalam Angka 2018 The indigenous Papuan la ...

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, Malay-based creole language spoken in the Papua (Indonesia), Indonesian part of New Guinea. It emerged as a contact language among tribes in Indonesian New Guinea (now Papua (Indonesian provin ...

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