Tapei is an
Arafundi language
The Arafundi languages are a small family of clearly related languages in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. They are conjectured to be related to the Piawi and Madang languages. They are named after the Arafundi River.
Alfendio is an old s ...
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 ...
. It is close to
Nanubae; the name ''Alfendio'' was once used for both.
Locations
Kassell, et al. (2018) list Imanmeri, Wambrumas, and Yamandim as the villages where Nanubae is spoken. Additionally, there are some speakers in Imboin, which also has
Andai
Andai (Meakambut, Pundungum, Wangkai) is an Arafundi language of Papua New Guinea.
Locations
Kassell, et al. (2018) list Namata, Kupina, Kaiyam, Andambit, and Awarem as the villages where Nanubae is spoken.Kassell, Alison, Bonnie MacKenzie and ...
speakers.
According to ''
Ethnologue'', it is spoken in Awim () and Imboin () villages of
Karawari Rural LLG
Karawari Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Various Ramu, Arafundi (Upper Yuat), and Sepik languages are spoken in the LLG.
Wards
*01. Masandanai
*02. Kaiwaria
*03. Manjamai
*04. Konmei
*05. A ...
,
East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.
History
Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier b ...
.
Phonology
Auwim consonants are:
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary words of Alfendio (Tapei) are from Davies & Comrie (1985), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:
References
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea
Arafundi languages
Languages of East Sepik Province