Bukiyip

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ape
Alternate Names
Bukiyúp, Mountain Arapesh
Population

16,200 (2003 SIL).

Location

East Sepik province: west Yangoru district, Torricelli mountains; Sandaun province: Attape Lumi district.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Arapesh
Dialects

Coastal Arapesh, Bukiyip (Mountain Arapesh). Lexical similarity: 60% with Mufian [aoj].

Typology

SVO; 14 noun classes; noun phrase concordance.

Language Use

Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]. Many children and adults unwilling to speak the language. Adults only. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use English [eng], especially young people.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1994–2003.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bukiyip
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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