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

Sibe

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3nco

Population  5,000 (1975 SIL).
Region  Bougainville Province, Buin District.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 13, reference number 624
Alternate names   Nagovisi, Sibbe, Sibe-Nagovisi
Classification  South Bougainville, Nasioi
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 1984.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Moderate acculturation.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Nagovisi Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

SIPARA, Mark, author. 1983. "Proposed literacy program for Nagovisi language: North Solomons Province."