Idi language
Pahoturi language of Papua New Guinea
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Idi is a Pahoturi language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The so-called Pahoturi dialects form a dialect chain with Idi proper at one end and Agob proper at the other.[1]
| Idi | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | (1,600 cited 2000 census)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | idi |
| Glottolog | idii1243 |
Map: The Pahoturi languages of Papua New Guinea | |
Name
Social context
Phonology
/z/ may also freely be realized as affricates [dʒ, dz].
/ə/ may also be heard as [ɐ].
Grammar
Idi has elaborate verbal morphology, including complex marking of verbal number.[5] Other noteworthy features, which it shares with other Pahoturi River languages, are the high frequency of analytic constructions (consisting of an uninflecting form plus an inflected auxiliary) in addition to directly inflected verbs, and an elaborate inventory of copulas.[6]