Yalë language

The Yalë language, also known as Yadë, Nagatman, or Nagatiman, is spoken in northwestern Papua New Guinea. It may be related to the Kwomtari languages, but Palmer (2018) classifies it as a language isolate.

Yalë
Nagatman
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
(600 cited 1991)
Senu River or language isolate
  • Guriaso–Yale
    • Yalë
Language codes
ISO 639-3nce
Glottologyale1246
ELPYalë
Coordinates: 3.744917°S 141.471593°E / -3.744917; 141.471593 (Nagatiman)

There were 600 speakers in 1991 and 30 monolinguals at an unrecorded date. Yalë is spoken in Nagatiman (3.744917°S 141.471593°E / -3.744917; 141.471593 (Nagatiman)) and several other villages of Green River Rural LLG in Sandaun Province. Foley (2018) reports a total of six villages.

Yalë is in extensive trade and contact with Busa, a likely language isolate spoken just to the south. Yalë has complex verbal inflection and SOV word order.

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