| Binumarien | |
|---|---|
| Afaqinna ufa | |
| Pronunciation | [ɐɸɐʔinːɐ] |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2019)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bjr |
| Glottolog | binu1245 |
Binumarien, or Afaqinna ufa as it is known to its speakers, is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea. The name used in the literature was used under Australian administration and is still used by Binumarien people when they speak Tok Pisin. It comes from the now-abandoned village of Pinumareena. Pinumareena is also one of the four Binumarien clans.[2]
Binumarien is spoken by an ethnic group of the same name in Kainantu District, near the easternmost corner of the Eastern Highlands Province. The Austronesian language Adzera borders Binumarien in the north and east and the Papuan language Gadsup is spoken to the south and west.
- ^ Binumarien at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Oatridge, Jenny; Oatridge, Des (1973). "Phonemes of Binumarien". In McKaughan, Howard (ed.). The Languages of the Eastern Family of the East New Guinea Highland Stock. University of Washington Press. pp. 517–522.
