Social:Bayono–Awbono languages
| Bayono–Awbono | |
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| Geographic distribution | Papua Province, Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | ? Trans–New Guinea or unclassified
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| Glottolog | bayo1259[1] |
Bayono–Awbono is a recently discovered Papuan language cluster spoken in Papua Province, Indonesia, to the south of the Somahai languages. All that is known of them is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004) and Hischier (2006).
Languages
Wilbrink (2004) lists 4 distinct language varieties.[2][3]
- Bayono (Enamesi, Swesu), Kovojab (Kvolyab, Kopoyap)
- Awbono, Densar
Classification
Noting insufficient evidence, Pawley and Hammarström (2018) leave Bayono–Awbono as unclassified rather than as part of Trans-New Guinea.[4] Timothy Usher finds enough evidence to classify Awbono–Bayono within the Greater Awyu (Digul River) family.[5]
Wilbrink (2004) notes limited similarity with the neighboring Ok languages, and does not classify Bayono–Awbono with Ok.[2]
Pronouns
The pronouns demonstrate resemblances to the neighboring Ok and Greater Awyu languages, and the pronouns are consistent with Bayono-Awbono belonging to the Trans–New Guinea family:
Dialect 1sg 2sg Awbono nɛ ɡu Bayono ne ɡwe proto-Awyu–Dumut *nu-p *gu-p proto-Ok *na- *ka-b-/*ku-b- proto-TNG *na *ga
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds (2017). "Bayono–Awbono". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/bayo1259.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- ↑ Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1
- ↑ Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". in Palmer, Bill. The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21-196. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ↑ Usher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World.
Further reading
- Hischier, Phyllis (2006). Exploration of the Remote Kopayap and Urajin Areas in West Papua, Indonesia: A First Contact in Kopayap and Urajin. Manuscript.
- Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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