Nggarna | |
Nativename: | Sota |
States: | Indonesia |
Region: | South Papua |
Speakers: | 100 |
Date: | 1996 |
Ref: | e24 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Trans-Fly – Bulaka River? |
Fam2: | Yam |
Fam3: | Tonda |
Iso3: | krz |
Glotto: | sota1242 |
Glottorefname: | Sota Kanum |
Nggarna (Ngar), or Sota (Sota Kanum), is a Yam language of in the village of Sota in Merauke Regency, Indonesia. Located in western which borders with Morehead Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1] Despite identifying as Kanum, the language is closer to Rema across the border in Indonesia than it is to other Kanum languages of Papua New Guinea.[2]
. Nicholas Evans (linguist) . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The languages of Southern New Guinea . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 641–774 . 978-3-11-028642-7.