Bukiyip language
| Bukiyip | |
|---|---|
| Mountain Arapesh | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2003) |
Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ape |
| Glottolog | buki1249 |
| ELP | Bukiyip |
Bukiyip is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Bukiyip (Bukiyúp), or Mountain Arapesh, is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) spoken by around 16,000 people between Yangoru and Maprik in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. Bukiyip follows the SVO typology. The Arapesh languages are known for their complex noun-phrase agreement system (Bukiyip has 18 of these noun classes).