The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
- ISBN-10
- 1383044791
- ISBN-13
- 9781383044799
- Category
- Endangered languages
- Language
- English
- Author
- Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd
Description
Based on the author's fieldwork, this text is a comprehensive description of the Manambu language of Papua New Guinea. Manambu belongs to the Ndu language family, and is spoken by about 2500 people in five villages in East Sepik Province, Ambunti district.
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- 2008-09-04
- 702 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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