Nggarna language explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Evans, Nicholas . Nicholas Evans (linguist)

    . 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.

  2. https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/morehead-river/west-morehead-river NGW