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Nimo language

Nimo (Nimo-Wasawai) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in Sandaun Province. Nimo and Wasawai are two of the villages inhabited by speakers of this language. It is close to Nakwi.

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Jun 17, 2026
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Source
Nimo
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
(350 cited 1998)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3niw
Glottolognimo1247
ELPNimo

Nimo (Nimo-Wasawai) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in Sandaun Province. Nimo and Wasawai are two of the villages inhabited by speakers of this language. It is close to Nakwi.

It is spoken in Arakau, Binuto, Didipas (4°18′59″S 141°32′36″E / 4.316471°S 141.54343°E / -4.316471; 141.54343 (Drupas)), Fowiom, Nimo (4°18′55″S 141°36′13″E / 4.315194°S 141.603518°E / -4.315194; 141.603518 (Nimo)), Uburu, Uwawi, Wamwiu, Wasuai (4°15′32″S 141°33′35″E / 4.258869°S 141.559617°E / -4.258869; 141.559617 (Wasuai)), and Yuwaitri villages, some of which are located in Nino ward, Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.12

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References

  1. Nimo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.