Pagi language
| Pagi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2003)[1] |
Border
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pgi |
| Glottolog | pagi1244 |
| ELP | Pagi |
Pagi, or Bembi, is a
Papua
.
Overview
The name "Bewani" attributes to the mountains that form a boundary between Vanimo and Amanab Districts.
The Imbinis dialect of Pagi is spoken in Imbinis (2°57′51″S 141°22′51″E / 2.964235°S 141.380826°E) and Imbio (2°54′23″S 141°25′46″E / 2.906373°S 141.429381°E) villages.[3]
Neighboring languages include Ainbai and Kilmeri,[3] also Border languages belonging to the Bewani branch.[4]
Usage
Pagi is spoken near Bewani Station (3°01′23″S 141°10′04″E / 3.023119°S 141.167741°E), Idoli (3°01′30″S 141°08′20″E / 3.025053°S 141.138885°E), and Amoi (3°01′16″S 141°10′36″E / 3.020995°S 141.176724°E) villages in
Bewani-Wutung Onei Rural LLG. Tok Pisin is generally used by the government officials and in families where husband and wife belong to communities speaking different indigenous languages. The region is also influenced by English, which is the main language used in schools of the region, accompanied occasionally by Tok Pisin.[3][5]
References
- ^ Pagi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "OLAC resources in and about the Pagi language". www.language-archives.org.
- ^ a b c Brown, Robert. 1981. A sociolinguistic survey of Pagi and Kilmeri. Workpapers in Papua New Guinea Languages 29. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ "A sociolinguistic survey of Pagi and Kilmeri". SIL International. June 12, 2014.