Bimin language
Bim or Bimin is one of the Ok languages of New Guinea. It is spoken in Sandaun and Western Provinces in the region between the Murray and Strickland Rivers. The language is related to Faiwol but there is also "much intermarriage and cultural exchange with Oksapmin".[3]
| Bimin | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,300 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhl |
| Glottolog | bimi1240 |
| ELP | Bimin[2] |
 OK-Oksapmin Languages | |
References
- Bimin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Bimin.
- Steer, Martin (September 1, 2005). "LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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