UBR ISO 639-3
Ubir
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- ubr
- Alternate Names
- Kubiri, Ubiri
- Population
- 2,560 (2000 census).
- Location:
- Milne Bay province: Alotau district, Makamaka RLLG; Oro province: Afore district, Tufi RLLG, Collingwood Bay coast, Kwagila river; Milne Bay provincial border area.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 27% with Miniafia dialect of Arifama-Miniafia [aai] (most similar).
- Language Use
- Also spoken by Maisin [mbq] and Miniafia (dial. Arifama-Miniafia). Used as L2 by Maisin [mbq], Onjob [onj].
- Language Development
- NT: 1997–2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ubir
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Milne Bay province: Alotau district, Makamaka RLLG; Oro province: Afore district, Tufi RLLG, Collingwood Bay coast, Kwagila river; Milne Bay provincial border area.
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