Ipiko language explained

Ipiko
Region:	Papua New Guinea
Date:	2003
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:	Fly River (Anim)
Fam3:	Inland Gulf
Iso3:	ipo
Glotto:	ipik1244
Glottorefname:	Ipiko

Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko (-7.4357°N 144.8769°W) and Pakemuba (-7.4453°N 144.8481°W) villages,^[1] with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province.^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

Word lists

• Chance, Sydney H. 1926. Vocabulary of Ipikoi. British New Guinea Annual Report 1925–1926: 91–91.
• Petterson, Robert. 1999. Rumu – English – Hiri-Motu Dictionary. Palmerston North, New Zealand: International Pacific College.
• Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), Comparative Wordlists I. 5–116. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. (Rearranged version of Franklin ed. 1973: 541–592) with typographical errors.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.
2. Web site: Papua New Guinea languages . Ethnologue

   Languages of the World

   . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.
3. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.