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Barai language

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Barai
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
800 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bbb
Glottolognucl1630

Barai is a language, spoken in West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.

Alphabet

The Barai language has 19 letters (Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Kk, Mm, Nn, Oo, Rr, Ss, Zz, Tt, Uu, Vv) and diphthong (Ae ae).

Sample text

Godi Asoe nuvuone kabo gufe samuamo. No ive one Akae ije aroeke. No vierafe are ro ire boeje ume igia naovo ije samuagiadufuo. Ro kuke no vierafe izege saove gufia bu kevo ijiege e ume igia kariva ije bu vame besu ijiege kenoedufuo. Ivia ire no mumaza inoedufuo ije vajuone. Ro ni izege e binobuo ise ije no giana arevo ijiege ni ise nuvuone guona arene. Ro ade no kena una vame ise ijia biesiruomo. Ro kuke ni ifejuoga no ire ise ije Setani fu kena vame nuvuone arafiruomo ijia akariakinu oenoene.[2]

References

  1. ^ Barai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ MAT06