Niksek language

Niksek
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	930 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Sepik Sepik Hill Sanio Niksek
Dialects	Paka Gabiano
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gbe`
Glottolog	`niks1238`^[2]

Niksek is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Paka and Gabiano, are rather divergent.

References

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

Sepik languages

Upper Sepik

Wogamusin	Chenapian Wogamusin

Iwam	Amal May River Iwam Sepik Iwam

Other	Abau

Middle Sepik

Nukuma	Kwanga Kwoma Seim

Ndu	Abelam Boiken Burui Gaikundi Iatmul Keak Koiwat Kwasengen Manambu Ngala Sengo Sos Kundi Yelogu

Other	Yerakai

Sepik Hill

Sanio	Bikaru Hewa Niksek Piame Sanio

Bahinemo	Bisis Bitara Bahinemo Kapriman Mari Nigilu Sumariup Wagu Watakataui

Alamblak	Alamblak Kaningra

Papi	Papi Suarmin

Others

Walio	Pei Tuwari Walio Yawiyo

Ram	Awtuw Karawa Pouye

Tama	Ayi Kalou Mehek Pahi Pasi Yessan-Mayo

Yellow River	Ak Awun Namia

Other	Biksi-Yetfa

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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