Nakanai language
E619302
The Nakanai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Nakanai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nakanai language canonical | 4 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Lakalai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakalei NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakanay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Papuan region of Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nakanai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Nakanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Bileki dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loso dialect ⓘ Maututu dialect ⓘ Ubae dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Vavua dialect ⓘ |
| hasDomain | vernacular language of Nakanai people ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | naka1260 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
prepositional language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
simple vowel system
ⓘ
small consonant inventory ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | nak ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kimbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Nakanai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
New Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Meso-Melanesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.