Bukiyip

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ape
Alternate Names: Bukiyúp, Mountain Arapesh
Population: 16,200 (2003 SIL).
Location:: East Sepik province: west Yangoru district, Torricelli mountains; Sandaun province: Attape Lumi district.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Arapesh
Dialects: Cemaun (Coastal Arapesh), Bukiyip (Mountain Arapesh), But (Coastal Arapesh), Rohwim (Coastal Arapesh). Lexical similarity: 60% with Mufian [aoj].
Typology: SVO; 14 noun classes; noun phrase concordance.
Language Use: Adults only. Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]. Also use English [eng], especially young people.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1994–2003.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bukiyip
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: East Sepik province: west Yangoru district, Torricelli mountains; Sandaun province: Attape Lumi district.