Dibiyaso language

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Dibiyaso
Bainapi
Region Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
2,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dby
Glottolog dibi1240[2]

Dibiyaso AKA Bainapi is an unclassified Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It is sometimes linked to Bosavi, but the resemblances appear to be loans.[2]

There is 19% lexical cognacy with Turumsa, suggesting it may prove to be a Doso–Turumsa language.[3]

References

  1. Dibiyaso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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  3. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices


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