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 toPapua New Guinea
RegionBumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (13 villages)
Ethnicity8,700[1]
Native speakers
4,300 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3aon
Glottologbumb1241
ELPBumbita
Bumbita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Dialects

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Dialects are:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bumbita at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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