| Bimin | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,300 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhl |
| Glottolog | bimi1240 |
| ELP | Bimin |
OK-Oksapmin Languages | |
Bim orBimin is one of theOk languages ofNew Guinea. It is spoken inSandaun andWestern Provinces in the region between the Murray andStrickland Rivers. The language is related toFaiwol but there is also "much intermarriage and cultural exchange withOksapmin".[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Voiceless | t | k | |
| Voiced | b | d | g | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Lateral | l | |||
| Fricative | f | s | ||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
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