Tayap language

Tayap (also spelled Taiap; called Gapun in earlier literature, after the name of the village in which it is spoken) is an endangered Papuan language spoken by fewer than 50 people in Gapun village of Marienberg Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (4.028746°S 144.50304°E / -4.028746; 144.50304 (Gapun), located just to the south of the Sepik River mouth near the coast). It is being replaced by the national language and lingua franca Tok Pisin.

Tayap
Tayap mer
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionGapun village, Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province
Native speakers
less than 50 (2020)
Torricelli
  • Sepik Coast
    • Tayap–Marienberg
      • Tayap
Language codes
ISO 639-3gpn
Glottologtaia1239
ELPTaiap
Tayap
Coordinates: 4.028746°S 144.50304°E / -4.028746; 144.50304 (Gapun)
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