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Yale

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: nce

Population	600 (1991 SIL). 5% monolingual.
Region	Sandaun Province, Amanab District, west of Namia. 6 villages. Kwomtari [kwo] is north, Abau south [aau], Busa [bhf] southwest, Biaka [bio] west, Anggor [agg] and Amanab [MN] northwest.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 76
Alternate names	Nagatiman, Nagatman, Yade, Yarë
Dialects	2 very similar dialects.
Classification	Language isolate
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Most younger men also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Nagatman’ is a corrupted name of 1 village, not a language name. There is some intermarriage with the Odiai, Abau, and Kwomtari. SOV. Hunter-gatherers; some cultivation: sugarcane, tobacco, sweet potatoes, taro. No cash crops. Christian, syncretism.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Yade Organised Phonology Data.  

CAMPBELL, Carl; CAMPBELL, Jody, authors. 1987. Yade Grammar Essentials.  

CAMPBELL, Carl; CAMPBELL, Jody, compilers. 2001. Yale Organised Phonology Data.  

CAMPBELL, Jo Anne, author. 1986. "Letters, language learning and literacy: a West Sepik experience."

GRAHAM, Glenn H., author. 1981. A sociolinguistic survey of Busa and Nagatman.  

Vernacular Publications

Yalë gali hwi bogo: bogo 1. 2005.

Yalë gali hwi bogo: bogo 2. 2005.

Yalë gali hwi bogo: bogo 3. 2005.