Numanggang language

Numanggang
Numanggang
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	2,300 (2000 census)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Erap Numanggang; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nop
Glottolog	numa1254

Numanggang (Manggang) is a language of Papua New Guinea. Other names are Boana, Kai, Ngain, Sugu. Numanggang is preferred over Tok Pisin in the village court because its use is believed to have a calming effect on proceedings.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Numanggang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Numanggang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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