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Dadibi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mps

Population	10,000 (1988 SIL). 10% monolingual.
Region	South Simbu Province, Karimui District; east corner of Southern Highlands Province. 28 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 427
Alternate names	Daribi, Karimui
Dialects	Erave. Villages in Karimui and Negabo areas have minor dialect differences from standard Dadibi.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Teberan
Language use	Also use Folopa [ppo] or Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAI, Hosabi; WHITBY, Clyde M., compilers. Available: 2008; Created: 1990. Dadibi - Tok Pisin - English: po dage dabe.  

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2011. "Tonal Diversity in Languages of Papua New Guinea."  

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Phonologies of four Papua New Guinea languages.

MACDONALD, George E., author. 1976. Dadibi grammar: Morpheme to sentence.

MACDONALD, George E.; MACDONALD, Georgetta, authors. 1974. Dadibi phonology.  

MACDONALD, George E.; MACDONALD, Georgetta, authors. 1980. Dadibi (Simbu Province).

MACDONALD, George, author. 1992. Dadibi Organised Phonology Data.  

MACDONALD, Georgetta, author. 1981. "Dadibi number book."

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1984. Features of Dadibi epistolary discourse.

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1987. "Aid and community responsibility."

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1990. "Combining literacy and community development: Dadibi Literacy Program--May 1988 evaluation--July 1989 sequel."

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1990. "Math in the Dadibi literacy program."

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1991. "Language awareness and fluency as part of teacher training."

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1992. Program planning—business or community perspective.

WHITBY, Clyde M., author. Available: 2006; Created: 1990. Dadibi - Tok Pisin - English dictionary: po dage dabe.  

Vernacular Publications

Animals of Africa. 1972.

Ba dabi, hasa dabi, gula dabi. 1973.

Boliaigo po dao: gasi page po buk namba 2. 1988.

Dadibi dabigo nai. 1974.

Dadibi: Mikaru primer number 1-5. 1965.

Namba dobabo se buku. 1990.

Pitago kibu kenagi abilai. 1971.

Polobadu waigo po. 1990.

The Dadibi people’s things: The English translation of Dadibi dabigo nai. 1974.