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Bimin
Region Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
2,300 (2003) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bhl
Glottolog bimi1240
ELP Bimin
Ok-Oksapmin Languages
OK-Oksapmin Languages

Bim or Bimin is one of the Ok languages of New Guinea. It is spoken in Sandaun and Western Provinces in the region between the Murray and Strickland Rivers. The language is related to Faiwol but there is also "much intermarriage and cultural exchange with Oksapmin". [2]

References

  1. ^ Bimin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Steer, Martin (September 1, 2005). "LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2021.