Bine | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bon |
Glottolog | bine1240 |
Bine, also known as Pine, Kunini, Masingara or Oriomo (a name shared with Wipi),[2] is a Papuan language of New Guinea. Glottolog lists the following varieties: Boze-Giringarede, Irupi-Drageli, Kunini, Masingle, Sebe, Sogal and Täti.
Speakers refer to the language as either bine mene (Bine language) or kewe mene (village language).[3]