Nukumanu language
| Nukumanu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Nukumanu |
Native speakers | 700 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
nuq |
| Glottolog |
nuku1258[2] |
Nukumanu is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 700 people on Nukumanu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea.[3]
Related Languages
Nukumanu Is closely related Nharangka, a language of the nearby indigenous Narungga people of Australia[4].
References
- ↑ Nukumanu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nukumanu". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Marck, Jeff (2000), Topics in Polynesian languages and culture history. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
- ↑ Hercus, Luise (1992). "A Nukunu dictionary / by Luise A. Hercus - Details". Trove. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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