Oceanic language
Not to be confused with Nauna language (Brazil).
Nauna | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Nauna Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 420 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ncn |
Glottolog | naun1237 |
ELP | Nauna |
![]() Nauna is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 2°12′40″S 148°11′55″E / 2.211239°S 148.198706°E / -2.211239; 148.198706 (Nauna) |
Nauna is an Oceanic language spoken in the single village of Nauna (2°12′40″S 148°11′55″E / 2.211239°S 148.198706°E / -2.211239; 148.198706 (Nauna)) on Nauna Island in Rapatona Rural LLG, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nauna at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
External links
[edit]- Audio recordings and written materials on Nauna are available through Kaipuleohone
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