Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute
Barikewa is spoken approximately eight miles northeast of the headwatters of the Omati river in Papua New Guinea's Gulf province (Johnston 1921-1922: 166.)
Johnston (1921-1922) 126 comparative terms for Barika of Asanu village
Petterson (1991) 190 comparative terms for Barikiwa of Iba village
Carr (2006) 190 comparative terms for Barikewa of Kaiam village
There is no published phonology of Barikewa.
Carr (2006) gives Barikewa free pronouns as follows:
| 1 sg. | ʔĕn |
| 2 sg. | ă |
| 3 sg. | kɔ̀βɛ́ |
| 1 pl. | ná-mɛ̀ |
| 2 pl. | já-mɛ̀ |
| 3 pl. | ʔamɛ̀ |
| 1 dl. | ná-ɾí |
| 2 dl. | já-ɾí |
| 3 dl. | á-ɾì |
Nothing is known about Barikewa verbal morphology.