Wipi, also known as Gidra, Jibu or Oriomo,[2] is a Papuan language of New Guinea. It is a member of the Eastern Trans-Fly family, the other languages of this family being Gizrra, Meriam Mir and Bine. The family has influenced the neighbouring Kiwai language as well as Kalau Lagau Ya.
| Wipi | |
|---|---|
| Gidra | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (3,500 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gdr |
| Glottolog | wipi1242 |
Distribution edit
Wipi is spoken in fourteen main villages, with the Wipim village as the centre. Wipi speakers occupy a broad swathe of inland territory in the eastern plains between the Fly River and the Torres Strait, specifically around the Oriomo River and Binaturi River.[3]
Phonology edit
Phonology of the Wipi language:[4][5]
Consonants edit
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | |
| Implosive | ɓ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||
| Fricative | s | ʝ | ||
| Lateral | l | |||
| Approximant | w |
Vowels edit
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
References edit
- ^ Wipi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Wipi language". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Anne Dondorp and Jae-Wook Shim. 2013 [1997]. Wipi Grammar Essentials. 128pp.
- ^ SIL; Shim, Jae-Wook (September 2000). "Wipi (Gidra, Oriomo, Jibu) Language [GDR] Daru – Western Province" (PDF). Organised Phonology Data.
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