Arapesh languages
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The Arapesh languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken by the Arapesh people of northern Papua New Guinea, known for their complex gender systems and rich ethnolinguistic traditions.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeatureOf | Sepik–Ramu linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areSpokenAlong | north coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| areSpokenNear | Prince Alexander Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf |
anthropological linguistics research
ⓘ
studies in gender systems ⓘ studies in linguistic relativity ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnthropologist |
Margaret Mead
GENERATED
ⓘ
Reo Fortune GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| familyColor | Papuan ⓘ |
| glottologCode | arap1272 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex gender system
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ rich ethnolinguistic traditions ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abu Arapesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bumbita Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Arapesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveISO6393Code |
aah (Abu Arapesh)
ⓘ
ape (Bumbita Arapesh) NERFINISHED ⓘ mph (Mountain Arapesh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Torricelli languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Abelam language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boikin language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yimas language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Arapesh people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Sepik Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandaun Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Torricelli language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agreement with multiple gender classes
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ prefixal morphology ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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