Gobasi language

Trans–New Guinea language spoken in New Guinea

Gobasi
Nomad
Go꞉bosi
Region	New Guinea
Native speakers	1,000 (2016)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea East Strickland Gobasi
Dialects	Oibae Bibo Honibo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`goi`
Glottolog	`goba1246`

Gobasi, also known as Gebusi, Gobosi or Nomad, is a Trans–New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains east of the Strickland River.

There are different varieties of Gobasi. They are known as the Oibae, Bibo and Honibo dialects.^[2]

References

^ Gobasi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ "Languages". transnewguinea.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.

External links

Rosetta Project: Gobasi Swadesh List

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
Papua New Guinean Sign Language

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languages

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