Kaiep language

Kaiep
Kaiep
Samap
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	200 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Schouten Kairiru–Manam Kairiru Kaiep; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kbw
Glottolog	kaie1237
ELP	Kaiep
	Kaiep is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated November 08, 2025

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Kaiep is one of three Kairiru languages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Kep ( 3°38′13″S143°48′09″E / 3.636947°S 143.802457°E / -3.636947; 143.802457 (Kep / Nambie) ), Taul ( 3°40′22″S143°49′31″E / 3.672792°S 143.825355°E / -3.672792; 143.825355 (Taul) ), and Samap ( 3°44′16″S143°55′59″E / 3.737823°S 143.933158°E / -3.737823; 143.933158 (Samap 1) ) village area in Turubu Rural LLG.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Kaiep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ 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.
↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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[e18-1] Kaiep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ethnologue22-PNG-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.

[UN-PNG-3] United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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