Ipili language
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Ipili language
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Ipili is an Engan language of the East New Guinea Highlands in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. The name of the language means 'salt-people' in Huli language. There are 26,000 Ipili speakers. There are two dialects, Porgera-Paiela and Tipinini. The latter is similar to Enga.
Missionary Terrance Borchard guided translation of the New Testament in the Paiela dialect. Working with the Ipili tribe they developed an alphabet and written language, previously spoken. He began the work in 1969 until his
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Language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipili_language
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2012-02-24T13:54:39Z
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2024-09-13T08:33:08Z
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