Bariai language
Bariai (also known as Kabana) is an Austronesian language of New Britain.
| Bariai | |
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| Kabana | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2008)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bch |
| Glottolog | bari1286 |
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
- Bariai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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).
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