Bipim language

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Bipim
Warkay-Bipim
Region Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(300 cited 1993) [1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bgv
Glottolog wark1247
ELP Warkay-Bipim

Bipim, or Warkay-Bipim, is a Papuan language spoken in Indonesian province of Papua.

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References

  1. Bipim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)