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]

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)

References edit

  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.