Namiae is a Koiarian language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Namiae
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,200 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nvm
Glottolognami1258

It is spoken in Kokoro (9°09′59″S 148°16′21″E / 9.166282°S 148.272456°E / -9.166282; 148.272456 (Kokoro)), Kuae (9°11′43″S 148°15′39″E / 9.195223°S 148.260874°E / -9.195223; 148.260874 (Kuai)), Sorefuna (9°09′20″S 148°16′24″E / 9.155557°S 148.273272°E / -9.155557; 148.273272 (Serepuna)), Tahama (9°09′43″S 148°17′44″E / 9.16199°S 148.295685°E / -9.16199; 148.295685 (Tahama)), and Ubuvara (9°07′24″S 148°16′24″E / 9.12344°S 148.273399°E / -9.12344; 148.273399 (Umborora, Umbuara)) villages of Afore Rural LLG.[1][2]

Literature

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A New Testament in Namiai was published in 2004.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Namiae at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. Ewande, Rosemary, Clement Java and Winnyfaith Nai. 2004. Godon Vuak Ma Ijin [Namiai New Testament]. 1st edition. Orlando, FL: Wycliffe.