Bauni language
| Barupu | |
|---|---|
| Warapu | |
| Region | Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 300 (2000)[1] |
Skou
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wra |
| Glottolog | wara1302 |
| ELP | Warapu (shared) |
| Coordinates: 3°04′18″S 142°03′27″E / 3.071595°S 142.057463°E | |
Bauni is a language spoken in Barupu (3°04′18″S 142°03′27″E / 3.071595°S 142.057463°E) and Warapu villages of West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
The alternative name Barupu or Warapu, from the name of one of the Bauni villages, has been applied to all of the Piore River languages.
Phonology
Phonemes in Barupu:[4]
p t k b r m n w j
i u e o ɔ a
References
- ^ Barupu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". 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. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- Miller, Steve A. (2017). "Skou Languages Near Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Language and Linguistics in Melanesia. 35: 1–24.
- Corris, Miriam (2005). A grammar of Barupu: a language of Papua New Guinea (Ph.D. thesis). University of Sydney. hdl:2123/3655.
