Lepki is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
spoken in
Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...
, near its relatives
Murkim and
Kembra. Only a few hundred words have been recorded, in hastily collected word lists.
Øystein Lund Andersen
Øystein Lund Andersen is a Norwegian photographer and writer.
Career
Andersen's most recognized work has been on volcanoes in Indonesia, where he has documented volcanic eruptions since 2008. His documentary photography and observations on volc ...
(2007) has unpublished ethnography on the Lepki that includes a word list.
[http://papuaweb.org/dlib/lap/andersen/lepki.pdf ]
Phonology
Lepki is a
tonal language.
Further reading
*Andersen, Øystein Lund. 2007. ''The Lepki People of Sogber River, New Guinea''. MA thesis, University of Cenderawasih, Jayapura.
References
Languages of western New Guinea
Lepki–Murkim languages
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