Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. Dialects are Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
| Bumbita | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (13 villages) |
| Ethnicity | 8,700[1] |
Native speakers | 4,300 (2003)[1] |
Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aon |
| Glottolog | bumb1241 |
| ELP | Bumbita |
 Bumbita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Dialects
edit- Bonahoi dialect: spoken in Bonohol ward (3°36′49″S 142°51′39″E / 3.61353°S 142.860922°E)
- Urita dialect: spoken in Urita ward (3°38′06″S 142°52′29″E / 3.635093°S 142.87486°E)
- Timingir dialect: spoken in Timigir ward (3°38′43″S 142°52′15″E / 3.645181°S 142.870859°E)
- Weril dialect
- Werir dialect
References
edit- ^ a b c Bumbita at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
External links
edit- Stephen Leavitt Fieldnotes and Recordings. MSS 27. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.