Idi language

Idi
Spoken in New Guinea
Native speakers 1,610  (2000)
Language family
Dialects
Idi
Tame
Language codes
ISO 639-3 idi

Idi is a language of the South-Central Papuan group, spoken by about 1,610 people[1] in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The Pahoturi dialects form a chain with Idi at one end and Agob at the other.

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Name

The language has been also known as Diblaeg, Dimisi, Dimsisi.[1] Tame refers to a variety distinct from Idi.

Social context

Idi is in contact with other Papuan languages of different families, including Nen (nqn), Nambo (ncm), and the closely related Agob.[1]

Typological features

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