Nafi language explained

Nafi
Also Known As:Sirak
Region:Markham Valley, New Guinea
Coordinates:-6.4335°N 146.8256°W
Speakers:160
Date:1988
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western Oceanic
Fam5:Huon Gulf
Fam6:Markham
Fam7:Lower Markham
Fam8:Busu
Iso3:srf
Glotto:nafi1237
Glottorefname:Nafi

Nafi, also known as Sirak, is an Austronesian language of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in the single village of Nambom (also known as Banzain village) (-6.4335°N 146.8256°W) in Gamiki ward, Wain-Erap Rural LLG. Ethnic Nafi people living in Popof village (-6.4387°N 146.806°W) have since switched to speaking Nakama, a Trans-New Guinea language. Intermarriages frequently occur between the two villages.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holzknecht, Susanne . The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea . Pacific Linguistics. 1989 . 0-85883-394-8.