NNM ISO 639-3
Namia
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- nnm
- Alternate Names
- Edawapi, Lujere, Namie, Nemia, Yellow River
- Population
- 7,000 (2011 SIL), increasing. 300 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 7,000 (2011 SIL).
- Location:
- East Sepik province: Ameni, Edwaki, Iwane, Lawo, Pabei, Panewai village, and Wiyari areas; Sandaun province: Yellow River district, 19 villages.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Sepik, Yellow River
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly most similar to Ak [akq] and Awun [aww]. Lexical similarity: 13% with Abau [aau], 12% with May River Iwam [iwm].
- Typology
- SOV; postpositions; consonant clusters; vowel glides; 6 phonemic vowels.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Home, prep schools. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially young people. Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75% in Tok Pisin [tpi]. 4 government vernacular primary schools. Literature. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996–2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Namia
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: East Sepik province: Ameni, Edwaki, Iwane, Lawo, Pabei, Panewai village, and Wiyari areas; Sandaun province: Yellow River district, 19 villages.
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