Namla is a poorly documented Papuan language of Indonesia. It appears to be related to Tofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken in Namla village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.[1]
| Namla | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua: Keerom Regency, Senggi District, Namla village |
Native speakers | 30 (2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | naa |
| Glottolog | naml1240 |
| ELP | Namla |
Namla is close to extinction due to its being replaced by Tofanma and possibly also Papuan Malay.[2]: 463
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | ɟ | k g |
| Fricative | f | s | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | r, l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Low | a |
Vocabulary
editNamla vocabulary from Foley (2018):[2]
gloss Namla ‘bird’ atu ‘blood’ ləke ‘bone’ da ‘breast’ momu ‘ear’ wuronodake ‘eat’ sa ‘egg’ le ‘eye’ lɪle ‘fire’ wo ‘give’ væn ‘go’ wo ‘ground’ jao ‘hair’ kəmbrada ‘hear’ wara ‘I’ na ‘leg’ buda ‘louse’ ble ‘man’ lamokra ‘moon’ pei ‘name’ ei ‘one’ knonu ‘road, path’ mitu ‘see’ mesa ‘sky’ nəmləu ‘stone’ sou ‘sun’ nəmane ‘tongue’ kagoku ‘tooth’ dəmda ‘tree’ ra ‘two’ nene ‘water’ nomu ‘we’ mani ‘woman’ ara ‘you (sg)’ wu(giknoko) ‘you (pl)’ yuka
References
edit- ^ a b Namla at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ a b Mappiasse, Arman (2020). "Phonology of Nambla language in Keerom Papua". Kibas Cenderawasih. 17: 1–16.
