Dadibi (also Daribi or Karimui) is a language of eastern

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

. In 2001, the

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(including the

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) was translated into Dadibi.

Distribution

Dadibi is spoken in: *

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Karimui-Nomane District Karimui-Nomane District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Karimui Karimui Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independen ...

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system *

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: Kagua-Erave District, southeast corner, 28 villages *

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: southern extremity, South Waghi Rural LLG

Phonology

References

Teberan languages Languages of Simbu Province Languages of Southern Highlands Province Languages of Western Highlands Province {{Papuan-lang-stub