NKJ ISO 639-3
Nakai
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- nkj
- Alternate Names
- Na’ai, Na’i, Nagai
- Population
- 700 (1999 M. Donohue).
- Location:
- Papua province: east of upper Digul river, Awimbom village in the center of 5 other villages extending toward Ok Sibil northeast, and southwest toward Morop [iwo] language area.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Ok, Mountain
- Dialects
- They report Indonesian [ind] and Papuan Malay [pmy] difficult to understand. Probably 3 dialects, two of these may constitute a separate language called Nagi. Not the same as Larantuka Malay [lrt] (Nagi) in Nusa Tenggara.
- Language Use
- Home, local government. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Also use Papuan Malay [pmy].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nakai
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Papua province: east of upper Digul river, Awimbom village in the center of 5 other villages extending toward Ok Sibil northeast, and southwest toward Morop [iwo] language area.
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