Dibiyaso language

Language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Dibiyaso
Bainapi
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
2,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language family
Bosavi or unclassified
  • Dibiyaso
Language codes
ISO 639-3dby
Glottologdibi1240
ELPDibiyaso
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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 with Doso–Turumsa.[4]

Distribution

Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7°54′02″S 142°58′57″E / 7.900569°S 142.982551°E / -7.900569; 142.982551 (Bamustu)), Makapa (7°56′16″S 142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E / -7.937872; 142.576135 (Makapa)), and Pikiwa (7°54′20″S 142°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]

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

  1. ^ a b Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  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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