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Simbari | |
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Pronunciation | [t͡səᵐbɑɡ͡ʟ̝ʌ] |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Eastern Highlands, Gulf provinces |
Ethnicity | Simbari |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | smb |
Glottolog | simb1255 |
Simbari or Chimbari is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.[2]: 63
There are at least two dialects of Simbari. The Simbari language is partly cognate with Baruya.[3]
Simbari is spoken by the Simbari people. Simbari culture and society have received extensive anthropological studies, especially by Gilbert Herdt.[4][5]