Eitiep

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: eit
Population: 500 (2003 SIL), decreasing. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 500 (2000 census).
Location:: East Sepik province: southwest of Kombio; Sandaun province: across Bongos river.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Kombio
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Kombio [xbi].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with most youth shifting. Used as L2 by Bragat [aof].

Location: East Sepik province: southwest of Kombio; Sandaun province: across Bongos river.