Nimboran language

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Nimboran
Namblong
Native toIndonesia
RegionNew Guinea
Ethnicity3,500 (1987)[1]
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nir
Glottolognucl1633
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Nimboran (Nambrong, Namblong, Namlong) is a Papuan language of Nimboran District, Jayapura Regency, Indonesia spoken by mostly older adults. Younger generations have shifted to Papuan Malay. It is spoken in about 26 villages to the west of Lake Sentani.

Phonology

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Consonants:[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative s
Liquid l
Semivowel w j
Vowels:[2]
Front Central Back
Close i ʉ u
Mid e o
Open a

References

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  1. ^ a b Nimboran at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

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