Dibiyaso language

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Dibiyaso
Bainapi
Region Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 2000 census) [1]
Bosavi or unclassified
  • Dibiyaso
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dby
Glottolog dibi1240
ELP Dibiyaso
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Dibiyasoa.k.a.Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).

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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 with Doso–Turumsa. [4]

Distribution

Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu ( 7°54′02″S142°58′57″E / 7.900569°S 142.982551°E / -7.900569; 142.982551 (Bamustu) ), Makapa ( 7°56′16″S142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E / -7.937872; 142.576135 (Makapa) ), and Pikiwa ( 7°54′20″S142°43′02″E / 7.905445°S 142.717106°E / -7.905445; 142.717106 (Pikiwa) ) villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [5]

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: [6]

glossDibiyaso
headbisikoki; bisikɔki; dagata; dapokala
hairbisikaka; bisi kaka
earkosoropa; kosořopa; kɔsɔrɔpa
eyeusa
nosedeimu; demu
toothbeserepa; beseřepa
tonguemetata; mɛtɛtʌ; mɛtɛta
legtupa
lousepe
dogsapo
pigapo
birdmeta; mɛta
eggkwapa; motakapa
bloodbalipa; baripa; memere
boneki
skinbaua
breastbu; burukopa
treebesa; bosa
mansau
womantawa͗e; tawoi; tawɔi
sunmale; nane
mooniliɛpɛ; irepe
waterdaia; daiya
firebetate; darau; dařau
stonekaɔ; kɔ
road, pathiti
nameyo
eatna-
onemakate
twoařapa

References

  1. 1 2 Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  5. ↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  6. ↑ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea" . Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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