Dadibi language

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Dadibi
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Simbu Province and Southern Highlands Province
Native speakers
(13,000 cited 2000 census) [1]
Papuan Gulf  ?
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mps
Glottolog dadi1250

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]

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Distribution

Dadibi is spoken in: [1]

Phonology

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

References

  1. 1 2 Dadibi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Dadibi alphabet, prounciation and language". Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "PHOIBLE 2.0 -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.


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