Language

Nakanai

Nakanai is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Nakanai

The New Testament is reported in Nakanai.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Nakanai is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Nakanai

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
nak
Glottocode
naka1262
Also known as
Nakanai: Losa

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Nakanai as a whole.

  • BilekiNo known Scripture
  • LosaNo known Scripture
  • MaututuNo known Scripture
  • UbaeNo known Scripture
  • VereNo known Scripture
  • Vere (Papua New Guinea)No known Scripture
  • NabiPortions of Scripture
  • NafiTranslation started
  • NaiPortions of Scripture
  • NakameTranslation started
  • NakeTranslation started
  • NakwiTranslation started
  • NaliPortions of Scripture
  • NalikNew Testament

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.