Dumpu
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With approximately 510 speakers living in six villages in Papua New Guinea
, Dumpu is a little-known Trans–New Guinea language. It is also known as Watifa or Watiwa. Surviving mostly as a secret language
with which to talk amongst themselves when outsiders are present, the majority of the speakers use Tok Pisin
in daily life. Due to its increasingly rare use, it is estimated that this language will be extinct in a few decades.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, Dumpu is a little-known Trans–New Guinea language. It is also known as Watifa or Watiwa. Surviving mostly as a secret language
Secret language
Secret language may refer to:* Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information* Language game, a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to the untrained ear...
with which to talk amongst themselves when outsiders are present, the majority of the speakers use Tok Pisin
Tok Pisin
Tok Pisin is a creole spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most widely used language in that country...
in daily life. Due to its increasingly rare use, it is estimated that this language will be extinct in a few decades.
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