Awbono
bahasa Awbono
Awbono is a Bayono-Awbono language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Awbono or Awban is a Papuan language spoken in the south of Jayawijaya Mountains, specifically in Awban Village, Kolf Brazza District, Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia. All that is known of Awbono is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004) and Hischier (2006).
An Awbono word list from Jacky Menanti is published in Wilbrink (2004).
Densar, which is poorly attested, may be closely related.
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Words in Awbono
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kwe* | |
| name | Ebi7* | |
| eye | suki* | |
| ear | koboka* | |
| nose | ywutamu* | |
| tooth | Ebi* | |
| tongue | tibu* | |
| skin | ka* | |
| knee | sErEka* | |
| breast | ama* | |
| liver | banE* | |
| water | oXkumrum* | |
| fire | wanto* | |
| sun | abiwiNua* | |
| stone | to* | |
| tree | no* | |
| leaf | nabi* | |
| dog | thi* | |
| fish | ka* | |
| louse | yari* | |
| one | dEke* | |
| two | asa3r3* | |
| I | nE* | |
| you | gu* | |
| drink | EriaN* | |
| see | sukibareja* | |
| hear | kobokatEmu* | |
| come | marExo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- BayonoBayono-Awbono54% alike
- KwerNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
- AghuNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
- Wancho NagaSino-Tibetan13% alike
- KagateSino-Tibetan12% alike
- Dera (Indonesia)Senagi12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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