Nimo language

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Nimo
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Sandaun Province
Native speakers
(350 cited 1998) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 niw
Glottolog nimo1247
ELP Nimo

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. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Nimo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.