Nggarna (Ngar), or Sota (Sota Kanum), is a Yam language of in the village of Sota in Merauke Regency, Indonesia. Located in western which borders with Morehead Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[2] Despite identifying as Kanum, the language is closer to Rema across the border in Indonesia than it is to other Kanum languages of Papua New Guinea.[3]
| Nggarna | |
|---|---|
| Sota | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | South Papua |
| Ethnicity | Kanum Sota |
Native speakers | (100 cited 1996)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krz |
| Glottolog | sota1242 |
| ELP | Sota Kanum |
References
edit- ^ Nggarna at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ NGW
