Nimboran language

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Nimboran (Nambrong, Namblong, Namlong) is a Papuan language of Nimboran District, Jayapura Regency, Indonesia spoken by mostly older adults. Younger generations have shifted to Papuan Malay. It is spoken in about 26 villages to the west of Lake Sentani.

NativetoIndonesia
Ethnicity3,500 (1987)[1]
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1987)[1]
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Nimboran
Namblong
Native toIndonesia
RegionNew Guinea
Ethnicity3,500 (1987)[1]
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nir
Glottolognucl1633
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Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
Consonants:[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative s
Liquid l
Semivowel w j
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More information Front, Central ...
Vowels:[2]
FrontCentralBack
Close iʉu
Mid eo
Open a
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