Nefamese

Nefamese or Arunamese is a pidgin of Arunachal Pradesh (formerly NEFA), India. Its classification is unclear; Ethnologue states that it is based on the Assamese language, but also that it is most closely related to the Sino-Tibetan Gallong like the Assamese language formed out by the mixture of languages like Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman, Tai and Indo-European family of languages.

Arunamese/Nefamese
Native to	Arunachal Pradesh
Native speakers	unknown (2006)[1]
Language family	Assamese-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nef
Glottolog	nefa1235

Nefamese emerged in eastern Arunachal Pradesh as a lingua franca among the Nyishi, Adi, Apatanai, Khampti, Hill Miri, Idu Mishimi, Nocte, Wancho, Tagin, Mompa, Zakhring, and Bugun peoples, among others—between them and with other Indigenous Assamese people and other Indigenous groups of Northeast India. The language is threatened by, and has perhaps somewhat been replaced by, the use of Hindi.

Phonology

Consonants^[2]

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	tʃ dʒ	k g
Fricative		s	ʃ		h
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Approximant	w	r, l	j

Vowels^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		aː

See also

• Nagamese Creole