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.

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References

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