Nete | |
Also Known As: | Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | East Sepik Province |
Date: | 2000–2003 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam2: | North Engan |
Map2: | Lang Status 40-SE.svg |
Lc1: | net |
Ld1: | Nete |
Lc2: | bir |
Ld2: | Bisorio |
Glotto: | oute1259 |
Glottorefname: | Outer Enga |
Elp: | 10628 |
Elpname: | Bisorio |
Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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. The purported language Bikaru, spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, is a dialect of Bisorio fully mutually intelligible with the rest of the language.[1]
Villages where Nete is spoken include Malaumanda, Anamanda, Lodon, Onge, Kasakali, Takop, Hulipa, Yaipo, Bake, Nai, Onon, Limbia and Menagus.[2]