Nimboran language

{{Short description|Language in Indonesia}} {{Infobox language |name=Nimboran |nativename=Namblong |states=Indonesia |region=New Guinea |ethnicity=3,500 (1987)<ref name=e18/> |speakers=2,000 |date=1987 |ref = e18 |familycolor=Papuan |fam1=Foja Range |fam2=Nimboran |iso3=nir |glotto=nucl1633 |glottorefname=Nimboran }}

'''Nimboran''' (Nambrong, Namblong, Namlong) is a Papuan language of Nimboran District, Jayapura Regency, Indonesia spoken by mostly older adults. Younger generations have shifted to Papuan Malay. It is spoken in about 26 villages to the west of Lake Sentani. Only 20% of the Namblong people speak the language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=antaranews.com |date=2025-02-16 |title=Striving to preserve Papua's Namblong language |url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/345081/striving-to-preserve-papuas-namblong-language |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Antara News |language=en}}</ref>

==Phonology== :{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Consonants:<ref name="Foley-NWNG">{{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |authorlink=William A. Foley |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The languages of Northwest New Guinea |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=433–568 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}</ref> ! colspan="2" | ! Labial ! Alveolar ! Velar |- ! rowspan="3" | Plosive ! {{small|voiceless}} | {{IPA link|p}} | {{IPA link|t}} | {{IPA link|k}} |- ! {{small|voiced}} | {{IPA link|b}} | {{IPA link|d}} | {{IPA link|ɡ}} |- ! {{small|prenasal}} | {{IPA link|ᵐb}} | {{IPA link|ⁿd}} | {{IPA link|ᵑɡ}} |- ! colspan="2" | Nasal | {{IPA link|m}} | {{IPA link|n}} | {{IPA link|ŋ}} |- ! colspan="2" | Fricative | | {{IPA link|s}} | |- ! colspan="2" | Liquid | | {{IPA link|l}} | |- ! colspan="2" | Semivowel | {{IPA link|w}} | {{IPA link|j}} | |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Vowels:<ref name="Foley-NWNG"/> ! || Front || Central || Back |- ! Close | {{IPA link|i}} || {{IPA link|ʉ}} || {{IPA link|u}} |- ! Mid | {{IPA link|e}} || || {{IPA link|o}} |- ! Open | {{IPA link|a}} || || |}

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