| Dibiyaso | |
|---|---|
| Bainapi | |
| Region | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Native speakers | (2,000 cited 2000 census) |
| Language family | Bosavi or unclassified
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dby |
| Glottolog | dibi1240 |
| ELP | Dibiyaso |
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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:
| 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
- ^ 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.