Barikewa

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
jbk
Alternate Names
Iba
User Population

320 (2011 SIL).

Location

Gulf province: Omati river.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Turama-Kikorian, Kaser
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 58% with Ikobi [meb].

Language Use

Home, legal, traditional events, prayer. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Hiri Motu [hmo] (Bullock 2015). Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Bullock 2015).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Barikewa
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].