Nggarna language

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Nggarna
Sota
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(100 cited 1996)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3krz
Glottologsota1242
ELPSota Kanum

Nggarna (Ngar), or Sota (Sota Kanum), is a Yam language of in the village of Sota in western Morehead Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[2] Despite identifying as Kanum, the language is closer to Rema across the border in Indonesia than it is to other Kanum languages of Papua New Guinea.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nggarna at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ NGW