Nehan language

Nehan, also known as Nissan, is an Austronesian language of Nissan Island, north of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Nehan
Nissan
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNissan Island
Native speakers
6,500 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nsn
Glottologneha1247

References

  1. Nehan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Syntactic Ergativity in Nehan (PDF)


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