Namiae is a Koiarian language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Namiae
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,200 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nvm
Glottolognami1258

It is spoken in Kokoro (9°09′59″S 148°16′21″E / 9.166282°S 148.272456°E / -9.166282; 148.272456 (Kokoro)), Kuae (9°11′43″S 148°15′39″E / 9.195223°S 148.260874°E / -9.195223; 148.260874 (Kuai)), Sorefuna (9°09′20″S 148°16′24″E / 9.155557°S 148.273272°E / -9.155557; 148.273272 (Serepuna)), Tahama (9°09′43″S 148°17′44″E / 9.16199°S 148.295685°E / -9.16199; 148.295685 (Tahama)), and Ubuvara (9°07′24″S 148°16′24″E / 9.12344°S 148.273399°E / -9.12344; 148.273399 (Umborora, Umbuara)) villages of Afore Rural LLG.[1][2]

Literature

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A New Testament in Namiai was published in 2004.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Namiae at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. ^ Ewande, Rosemary, Clement Java and Winnyfaith Nai. 2004. Godon Vuak Ma Ijin [Namiai New Testament]. 1st edition. Orlando, FL: Wycliffe.