Notsi language

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Notsi
Region New Ireland
Native speakers
3,500 (2023 Estimate Joshua Project) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ncf
Glottolog nots1237

Notsi is an Austronesian language spoken in seven villages along the east coast of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea about midway between Kavieng and Namatanai. The Nalik language is the neighboring language to the north and is interspersed among Kuot language villages.

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References

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