Idi language

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Idi
Region New Guinea
Native speakers 1,610  (2000)[1]
Language family
Dialects
Idi
Tame
Language codes
ISO 639-3 idi

Idi is a language of the proposed Trans-Fly – Bulaka River family, spoken by about 1,610 people[1] in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The Pahoturi dialects form a chain with Idi at one end and Agob at the other.

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Name [edit]

The language has been also known as Diblaeg, Dimisi, Dimsisi.[1] Tame refers to a variety distinct from Idi.

Social context [edit]

The Western Province of PNG

Idi is in contact with other Papuan languages of different families, including Nen, Nambo, and the closely related Agob.[1]

Typological features [edit]

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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Idi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)