Nimo language

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Nimo
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Sandaun Province
Native speakers
350 (1998) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 niw
Glottolog nimo1247
ELP Nimo
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Nimo (Nimo-Wasawai) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in Sandaun Province. Nimo and Wasawai are two of the villages inhabited by speakers of this language. It is close to Nakwi.

It is spoken in Arakau, Binuto, Didipas ( 4°18′59″S141°32′36″E / 4.316471°S 141.54343°E / -4.316471; 141.54343 (Drupas) ), Fowiom, Nimo ( 4°18′55″S141°36′13″E / 4.315194°S 141.603518°E / -4.315194; 141.603518 (Nimo) ), Uburu, Uwawi, Wamwiu, Wasuai ( 4°15′32″S141°33′35″E / 4.258869°S 141.559617°E / -4.258869; 141.559617 (Wasuai) ), and Yuwaitri villages, some of which are located in Nino ward, Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Nimo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.