Baibai is one of two

Fas languages The Fas languages are a small language family of Papua New Guinea. Classification Despite the fact that the family consists of just two closely related languages, Baibai and Fas (40% cognate), there has been considerable confusion over its memb ...

Amanab District Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua Ne ...

Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the a ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family, which was posited when the

Fas language Fas ( Momu, Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family, confusing their classification. Its only demonstrated relative is actua ...

was mistakenly swapped for the Kwomtari language Biaka in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with Fas. (See

for details.)

Locations

Baron (2007) lists Baibai-speaking villages as Itomi, Piemi, Baibai, and Yebdibi.

References

* Languages of Sandaun Province Fas languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub