Dumun language explained

Dumun
Nativename:Bai (?)
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Madang Province
Speakers:120
Date:2000 census
Ref:e23
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea?
Fam2:Madang
Fam3:Yaganon?
Map2:Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Iso3:dui
Glotto:dumu1246
Glottoname:Dumun
Glotto2:baim1246
Glottoname2:Bai-Maclay

Dumun is an endangered Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Dumun is reported to go by the name Bai, but evidently this is a distinct (though related) language, or at least a variety called Bai recorded by Maclay was distinct.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Systematic typological comparison as a tool for investigating language history. Melanesian Languages on the Edge of Asia: Challenges for the 21st Century. January 2012. Dunn. Michael.
  2. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Bai-Maclay . Glottolog 4.3.