Bukiyip

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bukiyúp, Mountain Arapesh

Population

16,200 (2003 SIL).

Location

East Sepik Province, west Yangoru district, Torricelli mountains.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Bukiyip (Mountain Arapesh), Coastal Arapesh. Lexical similarity: 60% with Mufian [aoj].

Typology

SVO; 14 noun classes; noun phrase concordance

Language Use

Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]. Many children and adults unwilling to speak the language.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1994–2003.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.