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Dadibi language

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Dadibi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSimbu Province and Southern Highlands Province
Native speakers
13,000 (2000 census)[1]
Papuan Gulf ?
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mps
Glottologdadi1250

Dadibi (also Daribi or Karimui) is a language of eastern Papua New Guinea. In 2001, the Bible (including the Old Testament) was translated into Dadibi.[2]

Distribution

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Dadibi is spoken in:[1]

Phonology

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Consonant phonemes of Dadibi[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive Plain p t k
Aspirated
Fricative s h
Approximant w j
Tap ɾ
Vowel phonemes of Dadibi[3]
Front Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Mid ẽ̞ õ̞
Open a ã

References

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  1. ^ a b Dadibi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Dadibi alphabet, prounciation and language". Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "PHOIBLE 2.0 -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.