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| Awbono | |
|---|---|
| Awban | |
| Region | Modera River area in Kampung Awban, Kolf Brazza District, Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia |
Native speakers | (100 cited 1999)[1] |
Bayono–Awbono
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awh |
| Glottolog | awbo1238 |
| ELP | Awbono |
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.[2] All that is known of Awbono is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004)[3] and Hischier (2006).[4]
An Awbono word list from Jacky Menanti is published in Wilbrink (2004).[3]
Densar, which is poorly attested, may be closely related.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Awbono at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Mukhamdanah, Mukhamdanah; Inayatusshalihah, Inayatusshalihah (2021-12-31). "BAHASA AWBAN DI YAHUKIMO, PAPUA: KAJIAN AWAL TERHADAP BAHASA MINORITAS PADA TATARAN FONOLOGI DAN LEKSIKONNYA (Awban Language in Yahukimo, Papua: A Preliminary Study on Phonology and Lexicon Aspect toward a Minority Language)". Sawerigading. 27 (2): 219–229. doi:10.26499/sawer.v27i2.931 (inactive 11 July 2025). ISSN 2527-8762. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - 1 2 Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- ↑ Hischier, Phyllis (2006). Exploration of the Remote Kopayap and Urajin Areas in West Papua, Indonesia: A First Contact in Kopayap and Urajin. Manuscript.
- ↑ Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1