Ngkolmpu Kanum language
| Ngkolmpu | |
|---|---|
| Ngkontar | |
| Region | New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Kanum |
Native speakers | 100 (2018) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kcd – Ngkâlmpw Kanumkhd – Bädi Kanum |
| Glottolog | ngka1236 |
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.