Nakai language explained

Nakai
Speakers:700
Date:1999
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam2:Central & South New Guinea ?
Fam4:Tangko–Nakai
Iso3:nkj
Glotto:naka1265
Glottorefname:Nakai

Nakai [na'ʁaj][1] is an Ok language of West Papua. Two of the three dialects, which pronounce the ethnonym Nagi, may be a distinct language.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-15 . Upper Digul Survey . 2024-03-13 . SIL International . en.