Ngkolmpu Kanum language

Ngkolmpu
Ngkontar
RegionNew Guinea
EthnicityKanum
Native speakers
100 (2018)
Dialects
  • Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar)
  • Bädi
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kcd  Ngkâlmpw Kanum
khd  Bädi Kanum
Glottologngka1236

Ngkolmpu Kanum, or Ngkontar, is part of a dialect chain in the Yam family spoken by the Kanum people of New Guinea. The Ngkâlmpw (Ngkontar) and moribund Bädi varieties have limited mutual intelligibility may be considered distinct languages.