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Dibiyaso language
Language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).
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Classification
It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013)[2] 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.[3]
There is 19% lexical cognacy with Turumsa, suggesting contact or perhaps even a genetic relationship with Doso–Turumsa.[4]
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Distribution
Dibiyaso is spoken in Bamustu (7.900569°S 142.982551°E), Makapa (7.937872°S 142.576135°E), and Pikiwa (7.905445°S 142.717106°E) villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][5]
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:[6]
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