Nai language

Nai
Biaka
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	750 (2010)^[1]
Language family	Kwomtari Kwomtari–Nai Nai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bio`
Glottolog	`naii1241`^[2]

Nai or Biaka is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Amanab District, Sandaun Province, in three villages: Konabasi, Biaka, and Amini.

Nai is one of the Kwomtari languages. However, due to an alignment error in the published data, Nai (as Biaka) was mistakenly placed in a spurious "Baibai" family with the Fas language Baibai; this was then linked back to the Kwomtari family as "Kwomtari–Baibai". (See Kwomtari–Fas languages for details.)

References

↑ Nai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Nai". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Baron, Wietze (1983). "Kwomtari survey" (PDF).

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

Major Indigenous
languages

Other Papuan
languages

Angan	Akoye Angaataha Ankave Hamtai Kamasa Kawacha Menya Safeyoka Simbari Susuami Tainae Yagwoia Yipma

Awin–Pa	Awin Pa

Binanderean	Baruga Binandere Ewage Korafe Orokaiva Suena Yekora Zia

Bosavi	Aimele Beami Edolo Kaluli Kasua Onobasulu Sonia

Chimbu–Wahgi	Chuave Dom Golin Kandawo Kaugel Kuman Maring Melpa Narak Nii Nomane Salt-Yui Sinasina Tembagla Wahgi

Duna–Pogaya	Duna Pogaya

East Kutubuan	Fasu Fiwaga Foi

East Strickland	Fembe Gobasi Konai Kubo Odoodee Samo

Engan	Angal Bisorio Enga Huli Ipili Kewa Kyaka Lembena Samberigi

Eleman	Kaki Ae Keuru Opao Orokolo Toaripi Tairuma

Ok–Oksapmin	Bimin Faiwol Mian Ngalum Ninggerum Oksapmin Setaman Suganga Telefol Tifal Urap Yonggom

Teberan	Dadibi Folopa

Tirio	Abom Baramu Bitur Tirio Were

Turama–Kikorian	Ikobi Omati Rumu

Larger Families	Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Madang Ramu–Lower Sepik Sepik Southeast Papuan Torricelli

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