Dadibi
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Daribi, Karimui
Population
10,000 (1988 SIL). 1,000 monolinguals.
Location
Chimbu province: Karimui district, Tua river system; Southern Highlands province: Kagua-Erave district, southeast corner, 28 villages; Jiwaka province: southern extremity, South Waghi LLG.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Erave. In the Karimui and Negabo areas, villages have minor dialect differences from standard Dadibi.
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 2001–2002.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian, traditional religion.