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Bukiyip

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: ape

Population	16,200 (2003 SIL).
Region	East Sepik Province, west Yangoru District, Torricelli Mountains.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 4, reference number 142
Alternate names	Bukiyúp, Mountain Arapesh
Dialects	Coastal Arapesh, Bukiyip (Mountain Arapesh). Lexical similarity: 60% with Mufian [aoj].
Classification	Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Arapesh
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1994–2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO; 14 noun classes; noun phrase concordance. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Conrad, Robert J. 1987. "Kinds of information in Bukiyip oral narrative discourse."

Conrad, Robert J. and Kepas Wogiga. 1991. An outline of Bukiyip grammar.

Vernacular Publications

Bolan nyapwe Bukiyúp, Tok Pisin, Inglis = Hap tok bilong Bukiyúp na Pisin na Ingli = Phrases in Mountain Arapesh, Melanesian Pidgin and English. 1974.

Kisim save long tok Bukiyip. 1976.

Wolobailúbi walúb ailanab blapwe húlúkatimu apak Papua Nu Gini. 1975.