Manambu language

Kwoma-Manambu Pidgin
Kwoma-Manambu Pidgin
Native speakers	None
Language family	Manambu-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	kwom1264

Manambu
Manambu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Sepik River basin
Native speakers	3,000 (2018)
Language family	Sepik Middle Sepik Ndu Manambu; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mle
Glottolog	mana1298
ELP	Manambu

Last updated January 04, 2026

Manambu is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea. A Manambu-based pidgin is used with speakers of Kwoma. Manambu has been extensively documented by Alexandra Aikhenvald in a comprehensive grammar.

External links

Paradisec has a collection of Don Laycock's (DL1) that include Manambu language materials

References

↑ Manambu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

Alexandra Aikhenvald (2008), The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Oxford University Press.

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[e25-1] Manambu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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Kwoma-Manambu Pidgin
Native speakers	None
Language family	Manambu-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Glottolog	`kwom1264`