Nambu languages
{{Short description|Papuan language cluster}}
{{Infobox language family
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|altname=East Morehead River
|region=New Guinea
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|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
|fam2=Yam
|glotto=namb1292
|glottorefname=Nambu
|speakers={{sigfig|3,030|2}}
|date=2000–2003
|ref=
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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.Michael J. Rueck, 2011. [http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2011-037 Social Network Analysis Applied to Language Planning in the Morehead District, Papua New Guinea] Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language.[https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/morehead-river/east-morehead-river East Morehead River]
;East Morehead River
- Neme–Ndre: Ndre (Dre, Ndré-di), Neme (Karigari, Dorro, Moi-e, Moive)
- Upper Wassi Kussa: Nen (Nenium, Wekamara), Nambo–Namna (Nmbo, Nombuio, Tanjuamu, Keraki; Tendavi)
- Central East Morehead River
- Namo–Län: Län (Len, Dapo, Dungerwab, Parb, Tuj), Namo (Kaunje)
- Nama–Namat: Nama (Noraia), Namat (Potoia)
References
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External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, [https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/morehead-river/east-morehead-river Proto–East Morehead River] (under construction 2020)
{{Yam languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}
Category:Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
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