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'''Baibai''' is one of two [[Fas languages]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is the eponymous language of the spurious [[Baibai languages|Baibai family]], which was posited when the [[Fas language]] was mistakenly swapped for the [[Kwomtari languages|Kwomtari]] language [[Biaka language|Biaka]] in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with [[Fas language|Fas]]. (See [[Fas languages]] for details.)
'''Baibai''' is one of two [[Fas languages]] of [[Amanab District]], [[Sandaun Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is the eponymous language of the spurious [[Baibai languages|Baibai family]], which was posited when the [[Fas language]] was mistakenly swapped for the [[Kwomtari languages|Kwomtari]] language [[Biaka language|Biaka]] in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with [[Fas language|Fas]]. (See [[Fas languages]] for details.)

==Locations==
Baron (2007) lists Baibai-speaking villages as Itomi, Piemi, Baibai, and Yebdibi.<ref name="Baron-Kwomtari">{{Cite web |last=Baron |first=Wietze |date=October 2007 |title=The Kwomtari Phylum |url=http://www.kwomtari.net/ |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite journal | last = Baron | first = Wietze | year = 1983 | title = Kwomtari survey| url=http://www.kwomtari.net/kwomtari_survey.pdf}}

==Sources==
* {{Cite report |url=https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/50873 |title=Kwomtari survey |last=Baron |first=Wietze |publisher=[[SIL International]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719163232/https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/50873 |archive-date=2020-07-19 |year=1983 |version=Draft}}

{{Papuan languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}


[[Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Languages of Sandaun Province]]
[[Category:Fas languages]]
[[Category:Fas languages]]




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Latest revision as of 19:56, 3 July 2024

Baibai
RegionSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
340 (2000 census)[1]
Fas
  • Baibai
Language codes
ISO 639-3bbf
Glottologbaib1251
ELPBaibai

Baibai is one of two Fas languages of Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family, which was posited when the Fas language was mistakenly swapped for the Kwomtari language Biaka in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with Fas. (See Fas languages for details.)

Locations

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Baron (2007) lists Baibai-speaking villages as Itomi, Piemi, Baibai, and Yebdibi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Baibai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Baron, Wietze (October 2007). "The Kwomtari Phylum". Retrieved 22 September 2019.

Sources

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