Dumun language
Endangered Madang language of Papua New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dumun is an endangered Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Dumun | |
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Bai (?) | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 120 (2000 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dui |
Glottolog | dumu1246 Dumunbaim1246 Bai-Maclay |
ELP | Dumun |
Dumun is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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Dumun is reported to go by the name Bai, but evidently this is a distinct (though related) language, or at least a variety called Bai recorded by Maclay was distinct.[2][3]