Nalik
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The Nalik language is spoken by approximately 5000 people, based in 17 villages in northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The term Nalik is also used to describe the group of people who speak the language, their traditional culture, and the geographic area in which they live.
[edit] Nalik language
The Nalik language is part of the New Ireland languages group, one of the many Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea. The language has an SVO phrase structure. Its ISO code is nal. Dr. Craig Volker has written a full description and analysis of the Nalik grammar in his book: The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. (ISBN 0-8204-3673-9)
[edit] Nalik culture
Nalik society has a rich, complex and active traditional culture. Most famously, it features malagan ceremonies, and indeed malagan is a Nalik word.
[edit] Nalik area
The Nalik language area covers 14 villages on the east coast of New Ireland, and 3 on the west coast.
