Dibiyaso language
| Dibiyaso | |
|---|---|
| Bainapi | |
| Region | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Bosavi or unclassified
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dby |
| Glottolog | dibi1240 |
| ELP | Dibiyaso |
Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).
Classification
It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013)[2] tentatively considers it to be a separate, independent group. Pawley and Hammarström (2018) note that similarities between Bosavi and Dibiyaso are likely due to loanwords, therefore leaving Dibiyaso as unclassified.[3]
There is 19% lexical cognacy with Turumsa, suggesting contact or perhaps even a genetic relationship Doso–Turumsa language.[4]
Distribution
Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7°54′02″S 142°58′57″E / 7.900569°S 142.982551°E), Makapa (7°56′16″S 142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E), and Pikiwa (7°54′20″S 142°43′02″E / 7.905445°S 142.717106°E) villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[5][6]
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary words are from Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973), Reesink (1976), and Shaw (1986), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[7]
gloss Dibiyaso head bisikoki; bisikɔki; dagata; dapokala hair bisikaka; bisi kaka ear kosoropa; kosořopa; kɔsɔrɔpa eye usa nose deimu; demu tooth beserepa; beseřepa tongue metata; mɛtɛtʌ; mɛtɛta leg tupa louse pe dog sapo pig apo bird meta; mɛta egg kwapa; motakapa blood balipa; baripa; memere bone ki skin baua breast bu; burukopa tree besa; bosa man sau woman tawa͗e; tawoi; tawɔi sun male; nane moon iliɛpɛ; irepe water daia; daiya fire betate; darau; dařau stone kaɔ; kɔ road, path iti name yo eat na- one makate two ařapa
References
- ^ Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Wichmann, Søren. 2013. A classification of Papuan languages Archived 2020-11-25 at the Wayback Machine. In: Hammarström, Harald and Wilco van den Heuvel (eds.), History, contact and classification of Papuan languages (Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, Special Issue 2012), 313-386. Port Moresby: Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea.
- ^ Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.