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Baropasi language

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Baropasi
RegionUpper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 1995)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3brp
Glottologbara1375

The Baropasi or Barapasi language is a member of the East Geelvink Bay languages. It is spoken in Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It has about 1,000 speakers.

Phonology

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Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate d͡z
Fricative v s h
Nasal m n
Lateral l
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Barapasi is tonal, with a high tone and low tone.[2]: 518 

Sources

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  • Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of the World's Languages (New York: Routelage, 1994) p. 111

References

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  1. ^ Baropasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". 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. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.