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Bukiyip language

Bukiyip (ISO 639-3 code ape) is a language of the Nuclear Torricelli family spoken in Papua New Guinea. It has about 12,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeape
Glottocodebuki1249
FamilyNuclear Torricelli
AreaPapunesia
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Speakers (estimate)12,000
EndangermentEndangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Nuclear Torricelli languages, nearest first.

More about Bukiyip

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.