Urapmin language
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Urapmin is a language spoken by the Urapmin people
in Papua New Guinea
.
Urapmin is situated geographically between Tifal
and Telefol
, and is also linguistically between them.
Urapmin people
- Beliefs and religion :The Urapmin see themselves as players in a ritual system encompassing all of the Min peoples. The Telefol were acknowledged by the Min as being at the highest level of sacred knowledge, and groups such as the Baktaman were at the lowest level. In this ranking the Urapmin...
in Papua New Guinea
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...
.
Urapmin is situated geographically between Tifal
Tifal language
-Geography:The Tifal language is bounded by Papuan and Irian Jaya speakers to the south and west, the Telefomin valley in the east, and the Sepik river to the north.-Orthography:-Consonants: and rarely contrast.-Phonotactics:...
and Telefol
Telefol language
Telefol is a language spoken by the Telefol people in Papua New Guinea, notable for possessing a base-27 numeral system.-History:The Iligimin people also spoke Telefol, but they were defeated by the Telefol proper.-Orthography:...
, and is also linguistically between them.