Nabi language

Nabi
Metan
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
620 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mty
Glottolognabi1239
ELPNambi

Nabi (Nambi), a.k.a. Metan, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It was assigned to the Maimai branch in Ross (2005).

The language is spoken in three villages; according to Ethnologue, in two they prefer the name Nabi, and in the third Metan.

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