Nalca language

Nalca
Mek Nalca, Hmanggona
Native toHighland Papua Indonesia
Native speakers
16,000 (2013)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
  • Mek
    • Northern
      • Nalca
Language codes
ISO 639-3nlc
Glottolognalc1240

Nalca (Naltya, Naltje) is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. Alternative names are Hmanggona, Hmonono, Kimnyal (Kimyal). The latter is most often used for Korupun-Sela. Indonesian Kemendikbud classified Nalca as Mek Nalca, while Kimyal is used for Korupun-Sela.[2]

  1. ^ Nalca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Bahasa Kimyal". petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2 March 2023.