Endangered Languages Project - Nimo

Nimo

^{[aka Nimo-Wasawai, Nimo-Wasuai, Birua]}

Classification: Left May

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nimo-Wasawai, Nimo-Wasuai, Birua
CLASSIFICATION		Left May
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		niw
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification” . Laycock, Donald C. (1973) , Wurm, Stephen A. · Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
178
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 5 villages: Aimi, Nimo-Aboyemo, Unani, Wasuai, and Yuwaitiri.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(1998 NTM)

DATE OF INFO: 1998

Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "East Sepik Province, Nimo, Wasuai, Didipas, Uburu, Yuwaitri, Fowiom, Uwawi, Wamwiu, Binuto, and Arakau villages. Southeast of Ama [amm] language area."

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Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)