Nai language explained

Nai
Nativename:Biaka
Region:Papua New Guinea
Speakers:750
Date:2010
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Senu River
Fam2:Kwomtari–Nai
Iso3:bio
Glotto:naii1241
Glottorefname:Nai

Nai or Biaka is a language of Papua New Guinea.

Nai is one of the Kwomtari languages. However, due to an alignment error in the published data, Nai (as Biaka) was mistakenly placed in a spurious "Baibai" family with the Fas language Baibai; this was then linked back to the Kwomtari family as "Kwomtari–Baibai". (See Kwomtari–Fas languages for details.)

Locations

Ethnologue lists Biaka-speaking villages in Green River Rural LLG, (formerly within Amanab District), Sandaun Province, in three villages: Konabasi (-3.735°N 141.2926°W), Biaka (-3.7407°N 141.2821°W), and Amini (-3.8234°N 141.2025°W).

Baron (2007) lists Biaka-speaking villages as Konabasi, Biaka, and Amini.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kwomtari Phylum . Baron . Wietze . October 2007 . 2019-09-22.