Bumbita
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (13 villages)
Ethnicity	8,700 [1]
Native speakers	4,300 (2003) [1]
Language family	Torricelli Arapesh Bumbita
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aon
Glottolog	bumb1241
ELP	Bumbita
Bumbita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. Dialects are Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

Dialects

Dialects are: ^{[1] [2]}

• Bonahoi dialect: spoken in Bonohol ward ( 3°36′49″S 142°51′39″E / 3.61353°S 142.860922°E / -3.61353; 142.860922 (Bonohol))
• Urita dialect: spoken in Urita ward ( 3°38′06″S 142°52′29″E / 3.635093°S 142.87486°E / -3.635093; 142.87486 (Urita))
• Timingir dialect: spoken in Timigir ward ( 3°38′43″S 142°52′15″E / 3.645181°S 142.870859°E / -3.645181; 142.870859 (Imbras))
• Weril dialect
• Werir dialect

References

External links

• Stephen Leavitt Fieldnotes and Recordings. MSS 27. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.