Baining
Language Information
Baining is spoken in Papua New Guinea, on the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain Province.
Baining is a group of related languages that are not Austronesian; they form part of the small East New Britain family. The largest, Qaqet, has about 15,000 speakers. The Baining are famous for their night fire dances, performed in large masks of bark cloth.
Baining is a group of related languages that are not Austronesian; they form part of the small East New Britain family. The largest, Qaqet, has about 15,000 speakers. The Baining are famous for their night fire dances, performed in large masks of bark cloth.
- Language Family
- Papuan
- Subgroup
- East New Britain