Nete | |
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Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2000–2003) [1] |
Engan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
net – Nete
bir – Bisorio |
Glottolog |
oute1259 |
ELP | Bisorio |
Nete is classified as Severely Endangered by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Glottolog classifies Nete and Bisorio as two languages within Outer Engan, a divergent group situated northward across the Central Range from the main Engan-speaking area, located in Enga Province. The purported language Bikaru, spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, is a dialect of Bisorio fully mutually intelligible with the rest of the language. [2]
Villages where Nete is spoken include Malaumanda, Anamanda, Lodon, Onge, Kasakali, Takop, Hulipa, Yaipo, Bake, Nai, Onon, Limbia and Menagus. [3]