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Ngkolmpu Kanum language information


Ngkolmpu
Ngkontar
RegionNew Guinea
EthnicityKanum
Native speakers
100 (2018)[1]
Language family
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  • Yam
    • Tonda
      • Ngkolmpu
Dialects
  • Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar)
  • Bädi
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kcd – Ngkâlmpw Kanum
khd – Bädi Kanum
Glottologngka1236

Ngkolmpu Kanum, or Ngkontar, is part of a dialect chain in the Yam family spoken by the Kanum people of New Guinea. The Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar) and moribund Bädi varieties have limited mutual intelligibility may be considered distinct languages.[1]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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