The Nukuma languages are a small family of three clearly related languages:
They are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in a Middle Sepik branch of that family.
They are spoken to the north of the Sepik River near Ambunti, and west of the Ambulas-speaking region of Mapr (near Wosera town).
Pronouns in Nukuma languages:
The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005) and Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. masÃÂk, masiki for âÂÂheadâÂÂ) or not (e.g. miÃÂma, nogÃÂpie for âÂÂwomanâÂÂ).