Nambu languages explained

Nambu
Also Known As:	East Morehead River
Region:	New Guinea
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Fam2:	Yam
Glotto:	namb1292
Glottorefname:	Nambu
Date:	2000–2003

Nambu is a cluster of Papuan languages spoken in the Morehead River region of Papua New Guinea.

Languages

Varieties are distinct but have some mutually intelligibility with their neighbors.^[1] Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language.^[2]

East Morehead River

• Neme–Ndre: Ndre (Dre, Ndré-di), Neme (Karigari, Dorro, Moi-e, Moive)
• Upper Wassi Kussa: Nen (Nenium, Wekamara), Nambo–Namna (Nmbo, Nombuio, Tanjuamu, Keraki; Tendavi)
• Central East Morehead River
  • Namo–Län: Län (Len, Dapo, Dungerwab, Parb, Tuj), Namo (Kaunje)
  • Nama–Namat: Nama (Noraia), Namat (Potoia)

External links

• Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–East Morehead River (under construction 2020)

Notes and References

1. Michael J. Rueck, 2011. Social Network Analysis Applied to Language Planning in the Morehead District, Papua New Guinea
2. https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/morehead-river/east-morehead-river East Morehead River