Nafi, also known as Sirak, is an Austronesian language of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Nafi | |
|---|---|
| Sirak | |
| Region | Markham Valley, New Guinea |
Native speakers | (160 cited 1988)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | srf |
| Glottolog | nafi1237 |
| ELP | Nafi |
| Coordinates: 6°26′01″S 146°49′32″E / 6.433548°S 146.825565°E | |
It is spoken in the single village of Nambom (also known as Banzain village) (6°26′01″S 146°49′32″E / 6.433548°S 146.825565°E) in Gamiki ward, Wain-Erap Rural LLG. Ethnic Nafi people living in Popof village (6°26′19″S 146°48′21″E / 6.438745°S 146.805971°E) have since switched to speaking Nakama, a Trans-New Guinea language. Intermarriages frequently occur between the two villages.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nafi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8.