Dibiyaso language
| Dibiyaso | |
|---|---|
| Bainapi | |
| Region | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Bosavi or unclassified
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dby |
| Glottolog | dibi1240 |
| ELP | Dibiyaso |
Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).
Classification
[edit]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
[edit]Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7°54′02″S 142°58′57″E / 7.900569°S 142.982551°E), Makapa (7°56′16″S 142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E), and Pikiwa (7°54′20″S 142°43′02″E / 7.905445°S 142.717106°E) villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][5]
Vocabulary
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
