Nema language explained

Nema
Also Known As:Gusan
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Morobe Province
Speakers:800
Date:2000 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:Finisterre–Huon
Fam3:Finisterre
Fam4:Erap
Iso3:gsn
Glotto:gusa1246
Glottorefname:Gusan

Nema, a.k.a. Gusan, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. Speakers use the name "Nema"; "Gusan" is found in the literature. A language survey team visited the area and reported that the name "Nema" is locally known, though "Gusan" had been used to refer to the language by some linguistic publications in the past.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Retsema, Thom, Margaret Potter and Rachel Gray. 2009. Mungkip: an endangered language. SIL Electronic Survey report 2009-015.[(http://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/88/56/50/88565026574113254980747287043870 517665/silesr2009_015.pdf) Web access]