Dibiyaso language

Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).

Dibiyaso
Bainapi
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
2,000 (2000 census)[1]
Bosavi or unclassified
  • Dibiyaso
Language codes
ISO 639-3dby
Glottologdibi1240
ELPDibiyaso

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 Doso–Turumsa language.[4]

Distribution

Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7.900569°S 142.982551°E / -7.900569; 142.982551 (Bamustu)), Makapa (7.937872°S 142.576135°E / -7.937872; 142.576135 (Makapa)), and Pikiwa (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. Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  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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