Baibai language
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| Baibai | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 340 (2000 census)[1] |
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Fas
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bbf |
Baibai is one of two Fas languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family, which was posited when the Fas language was mistakenly swapped for the Kwomtari language Biaka in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with Fas. (See Fas languages for details.)
References
- ↑ Baibai reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Baron, Wietze (1983). Kwomtari survey.
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