Dadibi language

Dadibi
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Simbu Province and Southern Highlands Province
Native speakers	13,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Tua River Teberan Dadibi
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mps
Glottolog	dadi1250

Dadibi (also Daribi or Karimui) is a language of eastern Papua New Guinea. In 2001, the Bible (including the Old Testament) was translated into Dadibi.^[2]

Distribution

Dadibi is spoken in:^[1]

• Chimbu Province: Karimui-Nomane District, Tua River system
• Southern Highlands Province: Kagua-Erave District, southeast corner, 28 villages
• Jiwaka Province: southern extremity, South Waghi Rural LLG

Phonology

Consonant phonemes of Dadibi^[3]

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive	Plain	p	t		k
	Aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
Fricative			s			h
Approximant		w		j
Tap			ɾ

Vowel phonemes of Dadibi^[3]

	Front	Back
Close	i ĩ	u ũ
Mid	e̞ ẽ̞	o̞ õ̞
Open	a ã

References

1. Dadibi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. "Dadibi alphabet, prounciation and language". Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
3. "PHOIBLE 2.0 -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.