Information on the language

Where are Nimboran languages spoken ?

These languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Total number of speakers (estimate):

7500 according to the ethnologue.com web site

Classification:

The Nimboran group includes 5 languages :

Gresi

Kemtuik

Mekwei

Mlap

Nimboran

Comments on the classification of the Nimboran languages :

These languages have sometimes been classified in the Trans-New Guinea group, but according to Ross (2005) the linguistic proof of their inclusion in this group is slight at this time. We have based our classification on that of ethnologue.com.

Sources & links

Ross, Malcolm. «Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages ». in Andrew Pawley, Robert Attenborough, Robin Hide, Jack Golson, eds.. Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. (2005).

Dedicated page on ethnologue.com: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=1564-16