Wipi language
| Wipi | |
|---|---|
| Gidra | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 3,500 (1999)[1] |
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Eastern Trans-Fly
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
gdr |
| Glottolog |
wipi1242 |
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.
References
- ↑ Wipi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Wipi language". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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