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Papora-Hoanya language

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Papora-Hoanya
Native toTaiwan
EthnicityPapora, Hoanya
ExtinctBy 2009
Dialects
  • Papora
  • Hoanya
Language codes
ISO 639-3ppu
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Glottologpapo1239
(orange) The Papora-Hoanya, Babuza, and Thao languages

Papora-Hoanya also known as Bupuran, Hinapavosa, Papola, Papora-Hoanya, Hoanya and Vupuran was a Formosan language of Taiwan. It was made up of the Papora and Hoanya dialects which were spoken across the middle western side of the island, around Lishui, Chingshui, Shalu, and inland to Taichung.[1] The earliest found report of its extinction was from 2009.[2]

Phonology

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Papora-Hoanya contained the consonant phonemes p, t, k, θ, s, b, d, l, m, and n and others though it lacked the consonants q and h.[3]

Sample Words

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Hoanya[4][5] English[4][5]
abiki areca nut
ada~ala child
atu dog
babu pig
batu stone
bulas moon
bulbul banana
dumoák to stand
dzalan road
dzapu fire
k<am>ita to see
lasən vegetables
lima five
lipun tooth
ma-bali windy
magi come
ma-kat-a-lat-hah to hunt
mama father
mami sweet
ma-pasa to die
masa eye
matala-gasut one
matsahā to steal
ma-tulu sleep
mudzas ro rain
numzak to cook
padza rice plant
pai woman/female
pa-itik few
saŋila ear
sau person
-sia nine
sibus sugarcane
sikan fish
suazi younger sister
s<um>ai to defecate
tiat~chias belly
t<um>māla to hear
tutu female breast
ulu head
usu louse
vaki grandfather
zazum~salum water

References

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  1. ^ Ethnologue
  2. ^ "Ethnologue report for language code: ppu". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. ^ Shibata, Kye (2022-01-01). "Reexamining the historical relationships of the "Western Plains" languages". South East Asian Linguistics Society Annual Meeting.
  4. ^ a b "ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online - Language Hoanya". acd.clld.org. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  5. ^ a b "Papora-Hoanya". docs.verbix.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.