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Bariai
Kabana
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNew Britain
Native speakers
1,400 (2008)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bch
Glottologbari1286

Bariai (also known as Kabana) is an Austronesian language of New Britain.

Name

The name Bariai, literally 'at the mangrove', is derived from bare 'mangrove' + -eai 'locative suffix'. The alternative name Kabana comes from the Amara language, meaning 'foreigner'.

References

  1. ^ Bariai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

Further reading

  • Gallagher, Steve (2001). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Gallagher, Steve; Baehr, Peirce (2005). "Bariai Grammar Sketch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Gallagher, Steve (2008). "Bariai Dictionary" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)