Nukna | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: klt
Alternate Names: Komutu
Autonym: Nukna
Population: 1,000 (Taylor 2015). Ethnic population: 1,000 (Taylor 2015).
Location:: Morobe province: lower Timbe river valley.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Uruwa
Dialects: 3 dialects, all mutually intelligible with each other.
Typology: SOV; Postpositions; Noun Head: Initial; Nominative-Accusative; Verbal affixation marks number, person, tense, aspect, mood, modality; Tenses: 6 (Present, Near Past, Remote Past, Immediate Future, Future, Dubitative Future), Aspects: 7 (Progressive, Habitual, Imperfective, Durative, Iterative, Completive, Extended Action); Consonants: 16, Vowels: 6 (Taylor 2015).
Language Use: Home, community. Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially men (Taylor 2015). Some also use Mato [met] (Taylor 2015). Some also use Pano [mqz] (Taylor 2015). Some also use Timbe [tim] (Taylor 2015).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Taught in primary schools in Hamelengan village. Grammar. Bible portions: 2014–2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nukna
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Morobe province: lower Timbe river valley.