Namla language

Language in Indonesia
Namla
RegionPapua: Keerom Regency, Senggi District, Namla village
Native speakers
30 (2005)[1]
Language family
Pauwasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3naa
Glottolognaml1240
ELPNamla

Namla is a poorly documented Papuan language of Indonesia. It appears to be related to Tofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken in Namla village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.[1]

Namla is close to extinction due to its being replaced by Tofanma and possibly also Papuan Malay.[2]

Phonology

Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Dorsal
Plosive p b t d ɟ k g
Fricative f s h
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ə o
Low a

Vocabulary

Namla vocabulary from Foley (2018):[2]

gloss Namla
‘bird’ atu
‘blood’ ləke
‘bone’ da
‘breast’ momu
‘ear’ wuronodake
‘eat’ sa
‘egg’ le
‘eye’ lɪle
‘fire’ wo
‘give’ væn
‘go’ wo
‘ground’ jao
‘hair’ kəmbrada
‘hear’ wara
‘I’ na
‘leg’ buda
‘louse’ ble
‘man’ lamokra
‘moon’ pei
‘name’ ei
‘one’ knonu
‘road, path’ mitu
‘see’ mesa
‘sky’ nəmləu
‘stone’ sou
‘sun’ nəmane
‘tongue’ kagoku
‘tooth’ dəmda
‘tree’ ra
‘two’ nene
‘water’ nomu
‘we’ mani
‘woman’ ara
‘you (sg)’ wu(giknoko)
‘you (pl)’ yuka

References

  1. ^ a b Namla at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest 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. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  3. ^ a b Mappiasse, Arman (2020). "Phonology of Nambla language in Keerom Papua". Kibas Cenderawasih. 17: 1–16.
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families and isolatesBird's Head Peninsula
families and isolatesNorthern Western New Guinea
families and isolatesCentral Western New Guinea
families and isolatesSepik-Ramu basin
families and isolates
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