Gnau language

Gnau
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Sandaun Province, Namblo Census Division, northwest of Maimai.
Native speakers	1,300 (2000 census)[1]
Language family	Torricelli Wapei Gnau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gnu
Glottolog	gnau1240
ELP	Gnau
Coordinates: 3°35′S 142°11′E

This article is about the Papua New Guinean language. For the Malaysian card game, see Gnau.

Gnau is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Torricelli language family. "Gnau" is the word for "no" in the language, and was named this via naming by convention.[2] The Gnau people do not identify themselves as a unified group across multiple settlements, despite their shared language.[3]

References

1. Gnau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Lewis, Gilbert (1974). "Gnau1 Anatomy and Vocabulary for Illnesses". Oceania. 45: 50–78. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1974.tb01836.x.
3. "Gnau". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.