Ipili
Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute
Situation
Ipili is spoken south of the Lagaip River, a tributary of the Strickland, in the area around Porgera in the central west portion of Papuan New Guinea's Enga Province.
Sources
Franklin (1974) 15 Ipili reflexes of Proto-Engan, reprinted in Franklin and Franklin (1978: 84-85)
Franklin (1975: 264-268) 94 Ipili reflexes of Proto-Engan
Phonology
There is no published phonology of Ipili.
Pronouns
Franklin (1975: 264-268) gives the following personal pronouns for Ipili. There appears to be no distinction between second and third person dual and plural forms, respectively:
| 1 sg. | ni(-mba) |
| 2 sg. | (n)i-mba |
| 3 sg. | (e)-mba-ka |
| 1 pl. | [unattested] |
| 2/3 pl. | jaka-mba |
| 1 dl. | nali-pa |
| 2/3 dl. | lija-mba |
No first person plural form is given.
Verbal morphology
Nothing is known about Ipili verbal morphology.