Bukiyip
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
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
6b (Threatened).
Classification
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.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1994–2003.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].