Niksek is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Paka and Gabiano, are rather divergent. Niksek is spoken in Niksek village (4°41′49″S 142°32′18″E / 4.696824°S 142.538469°E) of Niksek/Paka ward in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2]
| Niksek | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 930 (2003)[1] |
Sepik
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gbe |
| Glottolog | niks1238 |
| ELP | Niksek |
| Coordinates: 4°41′49″S 142°32′18″E / 4.696824°S 142.538469°E | |
References
edit- ^ Niksek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.