Dibiyaso language

Dibiyaso
Bainapi
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 2000 census)
Bosavi or unclassified
  • Dibiyaso
Language codes
ISO 639-3dby
Glottologdibi1240
ELPDibiyaso
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Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).

Classification

It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013) 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.

There is 19% lexical cognacy with Turumsa, suggesting contact or perhaps even a genetic relationship with Doso–Turumsa.

Distribution

Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7°54′02″S 142°58′57″E / 7.900569°S 142.982551°E / -7.900569; 142.982551 (Bamustu)), Makapa (7°56′16″S 142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E / -7.937872; 142.576135 (Makapa)), and Pikiwa (7°54′20″S 142°43′02″E / 7.905445°S 142.717106°E / -7.905445; 142.717106 (Pikiwa)) villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

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:

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. 1 2 Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  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.