Gnau | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Sandaun Province, Namblo Census Division, northwest of Maimai. |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2000 census)[1] |
Torricelli
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gnu |
Glottolog | gnau1240 |
ELP | Gnau |
Coordinates: 3°35′S 142°11′E / 3.583°S 142.183°E |
Gnau is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Torricelli language family. "Gnau" is the word for "no" in the language via naming by convention.[2] The Gnau people do not identify themselves as a unified group across multiple settlements, despite their shared language.[3]
References
- ↑ Gnau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1834-4461.1974.tb01836.x
- ↑ "Gnau". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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