Nanubae (Kapagmai, Aunda) is an Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to Tapei; the name Alfendio was once used for both.
| Nanubae | |
|---|---|
| Lower Arafundi | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2005)[1] |
Madang – Upper Yuat
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | afk |
| Glottolog | nanu1240 |
Locations
editKassell, et al. (2018) list Imanmeri, Wambrumas, and Yamandim as the villages where Nanubae is spoken. Additionally, there are some speakers in Imboin, which also has Tapei speakers.[2]
According to Ethnologue, it is spoken in Imanmeri (4°38′47″S 143°36′15″E / 4.646309°S 143.604125°E), Wambrumas (4°43′35″S 143°33′51″E / 4.726468°S 143.564188°E), and Yamandim (4°44′03″S 143°36′43″E / 4.73418°S 143.611984°E) villages of Karawari Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Nanubae at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Kassell, Alison, Bonnie MacKenzie and Margaret Potter. 2018. Three Arafundi Languages: A Sociolinguistic Profile of Andai, Nanubae, and Tapei. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2017-003.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
