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Nggarna language

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Yam language spoken in Papua New Guinea ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Nggarna
Sota
Native toIndonesia
RegionSouth Papua
EthnicityKanum Sota
Native speakers(100 cited 1996)
Language familyTrans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Language codes
ISO 639-3krz
Glottologsota1242
ELPSota Kanum

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. 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.

References

  1. Nggarna at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
  2. 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.
  3. NGW
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