Baibai is one of two Fas languages of Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family, which was posited when the Fas language was mistakenly swapped for the Kwomtari language Biaka in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with Fas. (See Fas languages for details.)
| Baibai | |
|---|---|
| Region | Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 340 (2000 census)[1] |
Fas
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bbf |
| Glottolog | baib1251 |
| ELP | Baibai |
Locations
editBaron (2007) lists Baibai-speaking villages as Itomi, Piemi, Baibai, and Yebdibi.[2]
References
edit- ^ Baibai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Baron, Wietze (October 2007). "The Kwomtari Phylum". Retrieved 22 September 2019.
Sources
edit- Baron, Wietze (1983). Kwomtari survey (Report). Draft. SIL International. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
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