Bayono–Awbono languages

Bayono–Awbono
Bayono–Awbono
Geographic; distribution	Papua Province, Indonesia
Linguistic classification	Trans–New Guinea Central West New Guinea Awyu–Ok Greater Awyu Becking–Dawi Bayono–Awbono; ; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Bayono; Awbono; Densar; Kovojab;
Language codes
Glottolog	bayo1259

Bayono–Awbono is a Papuan language cluster spoken in Papua Province, Indonesia, to the south of the Somahai languages. All that is known of them is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004) and Hischier (2006).

Languages

Wilbrink (2004) lists 4 distinct language varieties.^[1]^[2]

Bayono (Enamesi, Swesu), Kovojab (Kvolyab, Kopoyap)
Awbono, Densar

Classification

Noting insufficient evidence, Pawley and Hammarström (2018) leave Bayono–Awbono as unclassified rather than as part of Trans-New Guinea.^[3] However, according to Dryer (2022), based on a preliminary quantitative analysis of data from the ASJP database, Bayono–Awbono is likely to be a subgroup of Trans–New Guinea.^[4]

Timothy Usher finds enough evidence to classify Awbono–Bayono within the Greater Awyu (Digul River) family.^[5]

Wilbrink (2004) notes limited similarity with the neighboring Ok languages, and does not classify Bayono–Awbono with Ok.^[1]

Pronouns

The pronouns demonstrate resemblances to the neighboring Ok and Greater Awyu languages, and the pronouns are consistent with Bayono-Awbono belonging to the Trans–New Guinea family:

Lect	1SG	2SG
Awbono	nɛ	ɡu
Bayono	ne	ɡwe
proto-Awyu–Dumut	*nu-p	*gu-p
proto-Ok	*na-	ka-b-/ku-b-
proto-TNG	*na	*ga

References

^ ^a ^b Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
^ Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1
^ 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.
^ Dryer, Matthew S. (2022). Trans-New Guinea IV.2: Evaluating Membership in Trans-New Guinea.
^ Usher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World.

External links

Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Awbono–Bayono

[Wilbrink-1] Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

[2] Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1

[Pawley-TNG-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.

[Dryer_2022-4] Dryer, Matthew S. (2022). Trans-New Guinea IV.2: Evaluating Membership in Trans-New Guinea.

[5] Usher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World.

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