Baropasi_language

Baropasi language

Baropasi language

East Geelvink Bay language of Indonesia

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.

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Phonology

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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

  1. [1]
    Baropasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    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.

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