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Gadsup is a tribal group of people living in
Eastern Highlands Province Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km², and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary w ...
of
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 ...
in or near the Aiyura Valley. They are traditional enemies of the
Tairora people Tairora is a tribal group of people living in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independ ...
. They speak the
Gadsup language Gadsup is a Kainantu language spoken by the people of the same name in Papua New Guinea. Phonology Consonants * /ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x/ become plosives , b, t, d, kwhen preceded by /N, Ê”/, but initially and medially they are fricatives or ¾ ...
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SIL Ethnologue Listing on Gadsup language
Ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea Tribes of Oceania {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub