Nankina

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nnk
User Population

3,480 (2000 census).

Location

Madang province: Saidor district, upper Nankina river valley.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Yupna
Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Spaulding and Spaulding 1994). Used as L2 by Gamane [bmp], Yopno [yut], Yout Wam [ytw].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1990.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nankina
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.