Bumbita language

Arapesh language of Papua New Guinea
Bumbita
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionBumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (13 villages)
Ethnicity8,700[1]
Native speakers
4,300 (2003)[1]
Language family
Torricelli
  • Arapesh
    • Bumbita
Language codes
ISO 639-3aon
Glottologbumb1241
ELPBumbita
Bumbita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. Dialects are Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

Dialects

Dialects are:[1][2]

  • Bonahoi dialect: spoken in Bonohol ward (3°36′49″S 142°51′39″E / 3.61353°S 142.860922°E / -3.61353; 142.860922 (Bonohol))
  • Urita dialect: spoken in Urita ward (3°38′06″S 142°52′29″E / 3.635093°S 142.87486°E / -3.635093; 142.87486 (Urita))
  • Timingir dialect: spoken in Timigir ward (3°38′43″S 142°52′15″E / 3.645181°S 142.870859°E / -3.645181; 142.870859 (Imbras))
  • Weril dialect
  • Werir dialect

References

  1. ^ a b c Bumbita at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

External links

  • Stephen Leavitt Fieldnotes and Recordings. MSS 27. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
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