Nete language

Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Nete
Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
1,000 (2000–2003)[1]
Engan
  • North Engan
    • Nete
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
net – Nete
bir – Bisorio
bic – Bikaru (spurious)
Glottologoute1259[2]

Classification

Glottolog classifies Nete and Bisorio as two languages within Outer Engan, a divergent group situated northward across the Central Range from the main Engan-speaking area, located in Enga Province. Bikaru, spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, has been described as a dialect of Bisorio.[3]

Geography

Villages where Nete is spoken include Malaumanda, Anamanda, Lodon, Onge, Kasakali, Takop, Hulipa, Yaipo, Bake, Nai, Onon, Limbia and Menagus.[4]

References
  1. Nete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Bisorio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Bikaru (spurious) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Outer Enga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. "SIL Map of East Sepik area languages". Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  4. "PNGDEV NEWS CONTENTS:". Anglicare PNG INC Blogpage. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2017-11-16.


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