Gimi

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
gip
Alternate Names
Loko
Population

3,700 (1982 SIL).

Location

West New Britain Province, southwest coast and inland, Johanna river to Anu river.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe, West Arawe
Dialects

Dialect continuum with Aiklep [mwg] and Ambul [apo].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2000.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gimi
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Different from Gimi [gim] in Eastern Highlands Province.