Nggala language

Not to be confused with Ngala language (disambiguation).
Ngala
Sogap
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSepik River basin
EthnicitySogap people
Native speakers
180 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nud
Glottologngal1300
ELPNgala
Coordinates: 4°13′41″S 142°30′38″E / 4.228038°S 142.51052°E / -4.228038; 142.51052 (Swagap 1)

Ngala, or Sogap, is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the single village of Swagap (4°13′41″S 142°30′38″E / 4.228038°S 142.51052°E / -4.228038; 142.51052 (Swagap 1)) in Ambunti Rural LLG of East Sepik Province.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ngala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.