Ipiko language

Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko (7.435678°S 144.876902°E / -7.435678; 144.876902 (Ipiko)) and Pakemuba (7.445341°S 144.848146°E / -7.445341; 144.848146 (Pakemba)) villages,^[2] with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province.^[3][2]

Ipiko
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	350 (2003)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Fly River (Anim) Inland Gulf Ipiko
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ipo
Glottolog	ipik1244
ELP	Ipiko

Bibliography

Word lists

• Chance, Sydney H. 1926. Vocabulary of Ipikoi. British New Guinea Annual Report 1925–1926: 91–91.
• Petterson, Robert. 1999. Rumu – English – Hiri-Motu Dictionary. Palmerston North, New Zealand: International Pacific College.
• Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), Comparative Wordlists I. 5–116. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. (Rearranged version of Franklin ed. 1973: 541–592) with typographical errors.)