Ngkolmpu Kanum language

Ngkolmpu
Ngkolmpu
Ngkontar
Region	New Guinea
Ethnicity	Kanum
Native speakers	100 (2018)
Language family	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River? Yam Tonda Ngkolmpu; ; ;
Dialects	Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar); Bädi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; kcd – Ngkâlmpw Kanum; khd – Bädi Kanum
Glottolog	ngka1236
ELP	Ngkâlmpw Kanum; Bädi Kanum;

Ngkolmpu Kanum, or Ngkontar, is part of a dialect chain in the Yam family spoken by the Kanum people of New Guinea. The Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar) and moribund Bädi varieties have limited mutual intelligibility may be considered distinct languages.

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