Nakwi language

{{Short description|Left May language of Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Nakwi

|nativename=

|states=Papua New Guinea

|region=East Sepik Province

|speakers=280

|date=2003

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Arai–Samaia

|fam2=Left May (Arai)

|iso3=nax

|glotto=nakw1240

|glottorefname=Nakwi

}}

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Nakwi is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. It is close to Nimo.

Nakwi is spoken to the south of the Ama-speaking area, in Augot, Nakwi-Amasu, Tiki ({{coord|-4.156505|141.677012|type:city_region:PG|name=Tigi}}), and Uwau ({{coord|-4.169381|141.599085|type:city_region:PG|name=Uwau}}) villages in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/village-coordinates-lookup |title=Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup |author=United Nations in Papua New Guinea |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}