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ALSO KNOWN AS		Edawapi, Lujere, Namie, Nemia, Nemie, Watalu, Yellow River
CLASSIFICATION		Sepik, Yellow River
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nnm
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Information from: “Dialect survey of the Namia language” . Feldpausch, Becky and Thomas Feldpausch (1999)

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"spoken by approximately 3500 people"

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Lumi sub-district of the West Sepik Province: 21 villages and one government station: Aiendami, Mokwidami, Mantopai, and Yawari in the northwest (Lawo) area; Yegarapi, Yaru, Norambalip, and the Edwaki (Yellow River) station in the central (Edwaki) area; Alai, Naum, Akwom, Warkori (Worukori), Makme, and Nami in the southwest (Wiyari) area; Iwani, Wakou, and Aukwom (Augam) in the southwest (Ewane) area; and Tipas (Ameni), Elmoli (Panewai 2), Pabei 1, Pabei 2, and Panewai in the southern (Ameni or Pabei) area.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,012
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 16 villages: Aiendami, Akwom, Alai, Ameni, Gwidami, Iwani, Manitpai, Nami, Naum, Norambalip, Pabei, Worikori, Yawari, Yegarapi, Panewai, and Tipas.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,200
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
300 monolinguals. (2007 SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 2007

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Yellow River district, 19 villages; East Sepik Province, Panewai village, Edwaki, Ameni, Wiyari, Lawo, Pabei, Iwane areas."

			1999	Dialect survey of the Namia language				http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=51809	Feldpausch, Becky and Thomas Feldpausch			3,500		1000-9999	"spoken by approximately 3500 people"	Tok Pisin [tpi]	school	Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	12	Papua New Guinea	Lumi sub-district of the West Sepik Province: 21 villages and one government station: Aiendami, Mokwidami, Mantopai, and Yawari in the northwest (Lawo) area; Yegarapi, Yaru, Norambalip, and the Edwaki (Yellow River) station in the central (Edwaki) area; Alai, Naum, Akwom, Warkori (Worukori), Makme, and Nami in the southwest (Wiyari) area; Iwani, Wakou, and Aukwom (Augam) in the southwest (Ewane) area; and Tipas (Ameni), Elmoli (Panewai 2), Pabei 1, Pabei 2, and Panewai in the southern (Ameni or Pabei) area.	-3.863, 141.801
	18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.	6,200	6,000	2007	1000-9999	300 monolinguals. (2007 SIL)	Tok Pisin [tpi], English [eng]		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	"Sandaun Province, Yellow River district, 19 villages; East Sepik Province, Panewai village, Edwaki, Ameni, Wiyari, Lawo, Pabei, Iwane areas."
Pacific Linguistics		B 25	1973	Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification	Wurm, Stephen A.	Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics	Canberra		Laycock, Donald C.			3,012	1970	1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	16 villages: Aiendami, Akwom, Alai, Ameni, Gwidami, Iwani, Manitpai, Nami, Naum, Norambalip, Pabei, Worikori, Yawari, Yegarapi, Panewai, and Tipas.

Namia

Language metadata

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Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,012

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Discussion

Namia

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,012

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

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