Wipi language
Wipi, also known as Gidra, Jibu or Oriomo,[2] is a Papuan language of New Guinea. It is a member of the Eastern Trans-Fly family, the other languages of this family being Gizrra, Meriam Mir and Bine. The family has influenced the neighbouring Kiwai language as well as Kalau Lagau Ya.
Wipi | |
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Gidra | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 3,500 (1999)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gdr |
Glottolog | wipi1242 |
Distribution
Wipi is spoken in fourteen main villages, with the Wipim village as the centre. Wipi speakers occupy a broad swathe of inland territory in the eastern plains between the Fly River and the Torres Strait, specifically around the Oriomo River and Binaturi River.[3]
Phonology
Phonology of the Wipi language[4][5]:
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |
Implosive | ɓ | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Rhotic | ɾ | |||
Fricative | s | ʝ | ||
Lateral | l | |||
Approximant | w |
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References
- Wipi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Wipi language". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- Anne Dondorp and Jae-Wook Shim. 2013 [1997]. Wipi Grammar Essentials. 128pp.
- SIL; Shim, Jae-Wook (September 2000). "Wipi (Gidra, Oriomo, Jibu) Language [GDR] Daru – Western Province" (PDF). Organised Phonology Data.
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