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Nii

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: nii

Population	12,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Western Highlands Province, Hagen District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 419
Alternate names	Ek Nii
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Wahgi
Language development	NT: 1980.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Intensive agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CATES, Ann R.; CATES, Larry E., authors. 1981. "An interest-oriented literacy program for the Nii people."

HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1973. Phonologies of three languages of Papua New Guinea.

STUCKY, Al, author. 1994. Nii Organised Phonology Data.  

STUCKY, Alfred; STUCKY, Dellene, authors. 1973. Nii phonology.  

STUCKY, Alfred; STUCKY, Dellene, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1970-02. Ek Nii grammar essentials for translation.  

STUCKY, Alfred; STUCKY, Dellene, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1970-09. Ek Nii sentences and paragraphs.  

STUCKY, Alfred; STUCKY, Dellene, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1976-08. Nii grammar: from morpheme to discourse.  

Vernacular Publications

Beltpin kinamin!. 1981.

Buk bilong helpim tisa. 1978.

Ek Nii tisa wu nge buk. 1990.

Ek poƚ esimb. 1981.

Ek poƚ ok nge. 1981.

Geramin!. 1974.

Golu kung miis paim erim. 1975.

Sin oƚ yi eƚmin. 1975.