Foia Foia (Foyafoya), or Minanibai, is a
Papuan language
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of
Papua New Guinea
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, spoken in an area near
Omati River mouth in Ikobi Kairi and
Goaribari Census districts (
Gulf Province
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).
Mahigi, a Foia Foia dialect documented in a word list by Cridland (1924), is now extinct.
[Cridland, E. 1924. Vocabulary of Mahigi. ''British New Guinea Annual Report'' 1923–1924: 58–58.]
Locations
Foia Foia is spoken in Bibisa village (),
Bamu Rural LLG
Bamu Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Kamula language is spoken in the LLG, near the Wawoi Falls area.
Wards
*01. Samakopa (Kamula language speakers)
*02. Kawalasi
*03. Kamusi
*04. Parieme
*0 ...
,
Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Minanbai is spoken in Moka () and Pepeha () villages of
West Kikori Rural LLG
West Kikori Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Kiwaian languages are spoken in the LLG.
Wards
*01. Haivaro
*02. Moka ( Minanibai language speakers)
*03. Komaio
*04. Masusu
*05. Gibu
*06. Ekeirau
*07. ...
,
Gulf Province
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.
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Bibliography
;Word lists
*Carr, Philip J. 1991 ''Foyafoya (Bibisa, W.P. at Kamusi), Hoyahoya (Matakaia, W.P. at Gagoro), Hoyahoya/Hoiahoia (Ukusi-Koperami, W.P. two young men visiting Torobina)''. Manuscript.
*Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), ''Comparative Wordlists'' I. 5–116. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. (Rearranged version of Franklin ed. 1973: 541–592) with typographical errors.)
*Franklin, Karl J. 1973. Appendices. In: Franklin (ed.), 539–592.
*Johnston, H. L. C. 1920. Vocabulary of Eme-Eme. ''British New Guinea Annual Report'' 1919–1920: 120.
References
External links
Foia Foia New Guinea World.
Inland Gulf languages
Languages of Papua New Guinea
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