Pikiwa, Bainapi in Papua New Guinea

The Pikiwa, Bainapi have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
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Introduction / History

The Dibiyaso people live on the grass-covered shores of lagoons along the Aramia River, in Western Province. Before World War II, the Dibiyaso, Bainapi and Turumsa tribes were nomadic, moving about in the large forested area north of the Aramia. Today these tribes all speak Dibiyaso and are virtually indistinguishable. International logging companies now harvest trees on the same land.

The Gospel first came to the Dibiyaso in the 1960s and 70s through national missionaries from the neighboring Gogodala tribe. The Dibiyaso still use the Gogodala New Testament, but they have trouble understanding it. They want to have a Dibiyaso Bible, and they have done what they can to begin the work. In August of 2001, they asked to attend an introductory translation workshop given for various language groups in the area by translation team members, Phil and Chris Carr, and mother-tongue translators from the Bamu language group. Pastor Gadila Inali and three other Dibiyaso men attended and worked diligently.

In April of 2002, a language survey team visited the Dibiyaso. They were welcomed with a 'singsing' of Dibiyaso praise songs and traditional style dances. Pastor Gadila and a teacher accompanied the team on the survey. During that time, pastor Gadila learned that he was to be transferred to a church outside the language area.

In August of 2002, the Carrs were pleasantly surprised when Pastor Gadila and two other Dibiyaso men arrived at a second translation workshop. Someone in the church hierarchy had decided not to move Pastor Gadila, saying, "He needs to stay there in Bamustu to work on Bible translation".

The Dibiyaso have shown that they truly desire to have the Scriptures in their language, but because of the lower level of education among the Dibiyaso, they will not be able to work as independently as the Gogodala. They need a translation team to work with and train them so they can accurately and clearly translate the Word of God for their own people.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Pikiwa
People Name in Country Pikiwa, Bainapi
Alternate Names Bainapi; Dibiyaso; Turumasa
Population this Country 3,900
Population all Countries 3,900
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14389
ROP3 Code 108027
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Western province: Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Western province: Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 5.00 %)
30.00 %
Ethnic Religions
70.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Dibiyaso (3,900 speakers)
Language Code dby   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Dibiyaso (3,900 speakers)
Language Code dby   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Dibiyaso

Primary Language:  Dibiyaso

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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