Nabak

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Naba, Napa, Wain

Population

16,000 (1994 SIL).

Location

Morobe province: Lae district, Busu river east headwaters. 52 villages, 30 settlements.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Numanggang [nop].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 1998.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.