BXF ISO 639-3
Minigir
Minigir Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- bxf
- Alternate Names
- Bilur, Birar
- Autonym
- Minigir
- Population
- 4,180 (2012 SIL).
- Location:
- East New Britain province: Gazelle peninsula, southeast of Cape Gazelle. 12 villages.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic
- Dialects
- Táubar Minigir, Marmar Minigir.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Kuanua [ksd].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Minigir
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], developed in 2002.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East New Britain province: Gazelle peninsula, southeast of Cape Gazelle. 12 villages.
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