The Nukuma languages are a small
family of three clearly related languages:
*
Kwoma
*Kwanga–Mende
**
Kwanga
**
Seim
They are generally classified among the
Sepik languages of northern
Papua New Guinea;
Malcolm Ross places them in a
Middle Sepik branch of that family.
They are spoken to the north of the
Sepik River near
Ambunti, and west of the
Ambulas-speaking region of Mapr (near
Wosera town).
Pronouns
Pronouns in Nukuma languages:
:
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005) and Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:
:
See also
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Kwoma people
The Kwoma are a people of northeastern New Guinea who live in the Peilungupo mountains north of the Sepik River. They speak the Kwoma language.
Land
The climate is warm and humid, with rain falling almost every day, so that crops may be planted ...
References
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{{Sepik languages
Middle Sepik languages