Ethnologue

Nggem

ISO 639-3

Population

4,400 (2005).

Location

Papua province: middle Hablifoeri river north of Wamena.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 67% with Yali [yac] (Pass Valley), 62% with Walak [wlw], and 50% with Western Dani [dnw].

Typology

SOV; clause chaining.

Language Development

Bible portions: 1982–2003.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.