Nambu languages

Nambu is a cluster of Papuan languages spoken in the Morehead River region of Papua New Guinea.

Nambu
East Morehead River
Geographic distribution	New Guinea
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 2000–2003)
Linguistic classification	Trans-Fly – Bulaka River? Yam Nambu
Language codes
Glottolog	namb1292

Languages

Varieties are distinct but have some mutually intelligibility with their neighbors.^[1] Usher (2020) lists the following languages, with Nambo and Namna considered dialects of a single language.^[2]

East Morehead River

• Neme–Ndre: Ndre (Dre, Ndré-di), Neme (Karigari, Dorro, Moi-e, Moive)
• Upper Wassi Kussa: Nen (Nenium, Wekamara), Nambo–Namna (Nmbo, Nombuio, Tanjuamu, Keraki; Tendavi)
• Central East Morehead River
  • Namo–Län: Län (Len, Dapo, Dungerwab, Parb, Tuj), Namo (Kaunje)
  • Nama–Namat: Nama (Noraia), Namat (Potoia)