Region New Guinea Dialects Idi
Tame Glottolog idii1243 | Native speakers 1,600 (2000 census) ISO 639-3 idi | |
Language family Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Pahoturi
Idi | ||
Idi is a Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The so-called Pahoturi dialects form a dialect chain with Idi proper at one end and Agob proper at the other.
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Name
The language has been also known as Diblaeg, Dibolug, Dimisi, Dimsisi. Tame is a dialect distinct from Idi.
Social context
Idi is in contact with other Papuan languages of different families, including Nen, Nambo, and the closely related Agob.
References
Idi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA