Papi language explained

Papi
Also Known As:Baiyamo
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:East Sepik Province
Coordinates:-4.5769°N 141.9618°W
Speakers:220
Date:2011
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Sepik
Fam2:Leonhard Schultze
Fam3:Papi–Asaba
Iso3:ppe
Glotto:papi1255
Glottorefname:Papi

Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo[1]) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.[2]

It is spoken in the single village of Paupe (-4.5769°N 141.9618°W) in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foley, William A. . William A. Foley

    . William A. Foley . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 197–432 . 978-3-11-028642-7.

  2. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Papi . Glottolog 4.3.
  3. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.