Nggem language

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Nggem
Native to Indonesia
RegionHighlands of Irian Jaya
Native speakers
4,400 (2005) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nbq
Glottolog ngge1241

Nggem is a Papuan language of Indonesian the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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References

  1. Nggem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)