Dadibi language

Language of eastern Papua New Guinea
Dadibi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSimbu Province and Southern Highlands Province
Native speakers
13,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language family
Papuan Gulf ?
  • Tua River
    • Teberan
      • Dadibi
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mps
Glottologdadi1250

Dadibi (also Daribi or Karimui) is a language of eastern Papua New Guinea. In 2001, the Bible (including the Old Testament) was translated into Dadibi.[2]

Distribution

Dadibi is spoken in:[1]

  • Chimbu Province: Karimui-Nomane District, Tua River system
  • Southern Highlands Province: Kagua-Erave District, southeast corner, 28 villages
  • Jiwaka Province: southern extremity, South Waghi Rural LLG

Phonology

Consonant phonemes of Dadibi[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive Plain p t k
Aspirated
Fricative s h
Approximant w j
Tap ɾ
Vowel phonemes of Dadibi[3]
Front Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Mid ẽ̞ õ̞
Open a ã

References

  1. ^ a b Dadibi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Dadibi alphabet, prounciation and language". Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "PHOIBLE 2.0 -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
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