Papi language

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Papi
Baiyamo
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region East Sepik Province
Native speakers
220 (2011) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ppe
Glottolog papi1255
ELP Papi
Coordinates: 4°34′37″S141°57′42″E / 4.576892°S 141.961762°E / -4.576892; 141.961762 (Paupe)

Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo [2] ) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Glottolog leaves it unclassified. [3]

It is spoken in the single village of Paupe ( 4°34′37″S141°57′42″E / 4.576892°S 141.961762°E / -4.576892; 141.961762 (Paupe) ) in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Papi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN   978-3-11-028642-7.
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Papi". Glottolog 4.3.
  4. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.