Binumarien (Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) – Language Snapshot
- Renger van Dasselaar
Abstract
Binumarien is a Papuan language spoken by an ethnic group of the same name in the Kainantu District of the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. According to local estimates, the language has approximately 1,200 speakers. The Binumarien language is spoken in one village with this name. The language community has increased enormously over the past decades; today children in the village grow up with Binumarien as their first language.
Keywords: Binumarien, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
How to Cite:
van Dasselaar, R., (2020) “Binumarien (Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) – Language Snapshot”, Language Documentation and Description 17, 111-117. doi: https://doi.org/10.25894/ldd101
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