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Nakwi language

Nakwi (ISO 639-3 code nax) is a language of the Left May family spoken in Papua New Guinea. It has about 216 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codenax
Glottocodenakw1240
FamilyLeft May
AreaPapunesia
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Speakers (estimate)216
EndangermentEndangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Left May languages, nearest first.

More about Nakwi

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.