Bumbita language

Bumbita
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (13 villages)
Ethnicity	8,700 [1]
Native speakers	4,300 (2003) [1]
Language family	Torricelli Arapesh Bumbita
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aon
Glottolog	bumb1241
ELP	Bumbita
Bumbita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. The dialects of the language are Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

Dialects

The dialects are: ^{[1] [2]}

• Bonahoi dialect: spoken in Bonohol ward ( 3°36′49″S142°51′39″E / 3.61353°S 142.860922°E / -3.61353; 142.860922 (Bonohol) )
• Urita dialect: spoken in Urita ward ( 3°38′06″S142°52′29″E / 3.635093°S 142.87486°E / -3.635093; 142.87486 (Urita) )
• Timingir dialect: spoken in Timigir ward ( 3°38′43″S142°52′15″E / 3.645181°S 142.870859°E / -3.645181; 142.870859 (Imbras) )
• Weril dialect
• Werir dialect

References

1. Bumbita at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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.