Ipiko | |
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Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 350 (2003) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
ipo |
Glottolog |
ipik1244 |
ELP | Ipiko |
Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko ( 7°26′08″S 144°52′37″E / 7.435678°S 144.876902°E) and Pakemuba ( 7°26′43″S 144°50′53″E / 7.445341°S 144.848146°E) villages, [2] with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province. [3] [2]