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Arifama-Miniafia

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: aai

Population	3,470 (2000).
Region	4 coastal locations: Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Tufi District. 20 to 25 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 763
Alternate names	Miniafia-Arifama
Dialects	Arifama, Miniafia. Lexical similarity: 39% with Ubir [ubr].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Language use	Also use English, Motu [meu], or neighboring languages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1990.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Fishermen; swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Miniafia Organised Phonology Data.  

WAKEFIELD, David C., author. 1988. The social organization of the Miniafia.

WAKEFIELD, David C., author. 1989. "Dog-pigs and other people."  

WAKEFIELD, David, author. Available: 2011; Created: 1975. Grammar Notes on Arifama-Miniafia.  

Vernacular Publications

So, you want to read Miniafia! Transfer primer from English to Miniafia. 1990.