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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Gimi

Gimi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3gim

Population  22,500 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Region  Eastern Highlands Province, Okapa District.
Language maps  Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 430
Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 430
Alternate names   Labogai
Dialects  East Gimi, West Gimi (Gouno).
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Fore
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 1994.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Gimi Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Gimi kaina horitakada repiridak bukube. 1973.

Gimi kaina repiridak bukube 1-3. 1973.

Gimi monog kaina bukube. 1973.

Hago namosuk amik kaina. 1973.

Kotak mete baibabosuk masinimosuk bukube. 1973.

Nene kaina buku. 1973.

Nu Ginisa kokorape mirida ginabisak. 1973.

Papua Nu Gini banamogisuk amire. 1974.

Pita miti aepuhime meiba monog kaina. 1973.

Rarega kikak kaina repiridak buku. 1974.

Rekisimosuk amik kaina. 1973.

Ro maataisa banamogisuk namape. 1973.

Soko rareupe harutagaibag namosuk amik kaina. 1973.