Idi language
Idi | |
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Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2000 census)[1] |
Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
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Dialects |
Idi
Tame
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
idi |
Glottolog |
idii1243 [2] |
Idi is a Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The so-called Pahoturi dialects form a dialect chain with Idi proper at one end and Agob proper at the other.[1]
Name
The language has been also known as Diblaeg, Dimisi, Dimsisi. Tame is a dialect distinct from Idi.[1]
Social context
Idi is in contact with other Papuan languages of different families, including Nen, Nambo, and the closely related Agob.[1]
External links
- Map showing the location of Idi (#647).