Baropasi language
| Baropasi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1995)[1] |
East Geelvink Bay
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | brp |
| Glottolog | bara1375 |
The Baropasi or Barapasi language is a member of the East Geelvink Bay languages. It is spoken in Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It has about 1,000 speakers.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
| Affricate | d͡z | ||||
| Fricative | v | s | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Barapasi is tonal, with a high tone and low tone.[2]: 518
Sources
- Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of the World's Languages (New York: Routelage, 1994) p. 111
References
- ^ Baropasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". 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. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.