Nakai

NKJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Na’ai, Nagai, Na’i

Dialects: They report Indonesian , and Papuan Malay , difficult to understand. Probably 3 dialects, two of these may constitute a separate language called Nagi. Not the same as Larantuka Malay , (Nagi) in Nusa Tenggara.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Ok-Awyu
Ok
Mountain

Demographics: 700 (1999 M. Donohue).

Language Use: Home, local government. Also use Indonesian [ind], Papuan Malay [pmy].

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Traditional religion.