Nisa-Anasi language

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Anasi
Nisa-Anasi
Bapu
Native to Indonesia
RegionSawai District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 1987–1993) [1]
Dialects
  • Anasi
  • Nisa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
bpo   Anasi
njs   Nisa
Glottolog nisa1239

Nisa (Bonefa, Kerema) and Anasi (Bapu), are dialects of a Papuan language of the Indonesian province of Papua, on the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay in Sawai District, Mamberamo Raya Regency. Language use is vigorous.

Nisa-Anasi is lexically similar to the East Geelvink Bay languages and presumably belongs in that family.

References

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