Simbari language
Simbari or Chimbari, is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
| Simbari | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [t͡səᵐbɑɡ͡ʟ̝ʌ] |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands, Gulf provinces |
| Ethnicity | Sambia |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | smb |
| Glottolog | simb1255 |
There are at least two dialects of Simbari. The Simbari language is 60 percent cognate with Baruya.[2]
Simbari is spoken by the Sambia people,[3]:37 an ethnonym that is used by American anthropologist Gilbert Herdt. Sambia culture and society have received extensive anthropological studies, especially by Gilbert Herdt.[4][5]
See also
References
- Simbari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Fiske, Alan Page. Sambia notes.
- Murray, Stephen O (2002), Pacific Homosexualities, Writers Club Press, ISBN 0-595-22785-6
- Herdt, Gilbert H. (1981). Guardians of the Flutes: Idioms of Masculinity. New York: McGraw-Hill.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Herdt, Gilbert H. (1982). Rituals of Manhood: Male Initiation in Papua New Guinea. Berkeley: University of California Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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