Terebu language

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Terebu
RegionNorthern New Guinea
Native speakers
(130 cited 1990) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 trb
Glottolog tere1276
ELP Terebu

Terebu (Turubu) is one of three Kairiru languages spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Turubu village ( 3°39′30″S143°48′51″E / 3.658382°S 143.81428°E / -3.658382; 143.81428 (Turubu Village) ) of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Terebu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.