Idi language
Idi is a Pahoturi 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.[1]
| Idi | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2000 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | idi |
| Glottolog | idii1243 |
 Map: The Pahoturi languages of Papua New Guinea | |
Name
The language has been also known as Diblaeg, Dibolug, Dimisi, Dimsisi.[2] Tame is a dialect distinct from Idi.[1]
Social context
Idi is in contact with other Papuan languages of different families, including Nen, Nambo, and the closely related Agob.[1]
Phonology
Idi phonemic inventory:[3]
- Consonants
- p, t, ʈ, k, kʷ, b, d, ɖ, ɡ, ɡʷ, m, n, ɲ, ŋ, ᵐb, ⁿd, ᶯɖ, ᵑɡ, ᵑɡw, ʤ, ⁿʤ, l, ʎ, r, j, w
- Tense vowels (in stressed open syllables)
- a, æ, i, e, o, u, e
- Lax vowels (not in stressed open syllables)
- ı, ɐ
See also
References
- Idi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Idi language". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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