Tayap

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
gpn
Alternate Names
Gapun, Taiap
User Population

20 (Kulick and Terrill 2019), decreasing. Ethnic population: 300 (Kulick and Terrill 2019).

Location

East Sepik province: Gapun village.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Language isolate
Dialects

None known. Not closely related to any other language.

Typology

SOV; 2 gender classes (masculine, feminine/inanimate); verb affixes mark person, number and gender of subject and object; no tenses; 3 moods (realis, irrealis, hypothetical); 15 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Older adults only. Negative attitudes. All shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Kulick and Terrill 2019).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tayap
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.