Baropasi language

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.

Baropasi
Region	Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers	(2,500 cited 1995)[1]
Language family	East Geelvink Bay Baropasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	brp
Glottolog	bara1375

Phonology

Consonants^[2]

		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

Vowels^[2]

	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