Barem language
Isumrud language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Barem (Brem), also known as Bunabun (Bububun, Bunubun), is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]
NativetoPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,200 (2003)[1]| Barem | |
|---|---|
| Kambuar | |
| Bunabun | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | buq |
| Glottolog | brem1238 |
Dialects
Barem dialects are:[3][2]: 42–43
- Qkuan Kambuar (severely endangered, with only a few speakers around the Dibor River and in Tokain village (4.715575°S 145.633995°E), a Waskia-speaking town)
- Kimbu Kambuar (extinct)
- Murukanam Barem, spoken in Murukanam village north of the Dibor river (4.628687°S 145.564185°E)
- Asumbin, spoken in Asumbin village, Bunbun ward north and inland from Gildipasi (4.610883°S 145.494897°E)
- Bunabun (spoken north of the Dibor River near the coast, including in Bunabun (4.593247°S 145.532458°E))