Ubir

UBR

developing

Alternate Names: Kubiri, Ubiri

Dialects: Lexical similarity: 27% with Miniafia dialect of Arifama-Miniafia , (most similar).

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Western Oceanic

Papuan Tip

Nuclear

North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux

Are-Taupota

Are

Demographics: 2,560 (2000 census).

Language Use: Also spoken by Maisin [mbq] and Miniafia (dial. Arifama-Miniafia). Used as L2 by Maisin [mbq], Onjob [onj].

Language Development: NT: 1997.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea