Kaiep is one of three Kairiru languages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Kep (3°38′13″S 143°48′09″E / 3.636947°S 143.802457°E), Taul (3°40′22″S 143°49′31″E / 3.672792°S 143.825355°E), and Samap (3°44′16″S 143°55′59″E / 3.737823°S 143.933158°E) village area in Turubu Rural LLG.[2][3]
| Kaiep | |
|---|---|
| Samap | |
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 200 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kbw |
| Glottolog | kaie1237 |
| ELP | Kaiep |
 Kaiep is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
References
edit- ^ Kaiep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.