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Tapei language
Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapei is an Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to Nanubae; the name Alfendio was once used for both.
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Locations
Kassell, et al. (2018) list Imanmeri, Wambrumas, and Yamandim as the villages where Nanubae is spoken. Additionally, there are some speakers in Imboin, which also has Andai speakers.[2]
According to Ethnologue, it is spoken in Awim (4.753283°S 143.580166°E) and Imboin (4.792407°S 143.661468°E) villages of Karawari Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][3]
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Phonology
- /c/ varies between [c] and [s].
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary words of Alfendio (Tapei) are from Davies & Comrie (1985),[5] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[6]
References
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