| States | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| Region | New Britain |
| Speakers | 450 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Ref | e25 |
| Familycolor | Papuan |
| Fam 1 | Baining |
| Iso 3 | smg |
| Glotto | simb1259 |
| Glottorefname | Simbali |
Simbali is a poorly-documented Baining language spoken in the southern Gazelle Peninsula on New Britain, Papua New Guinea.[1]
Names
Simbali is alternatively known as Asimbali or Neu-Pommern.[2]
Location
In 2012, the language was described as being strongest in the villages of Alingirka, Avungi (4.755811°S 151.815774°E) and Kavudemki (4.928481°S 151.960992°E).[3]
Status
A 2012 SIL report described the language as vigorous and used across all ages, with speakers having a strong ethno-linguistic identity and a desire to maintain the language.[4] This is seemingly no longer true; the Simbali have since lost most of their land to palm oil and logging companies, a large risk factor for language death.[5]
External links
- A collection of mostly open-access Simbali material is available at the Endangered Languages Archive .
References
- ^ Archive, Endangered Languages. "The Simbali Baining of Papua New Guinea: A community-based documentation project | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Simbali". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Archive, Endangered Languages. "The Simbali Baining of Papua New Guinea: A community-based documentation project | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Simbali". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Archive, Endangered Languages. "The Simbali Baining of Papua New Guinea: A community-based documentation project | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.