Native speakers 200 (1999) | Glottolog bayo1259 | |
Region Papua Province, Indonesia Language family Trans–New Guinea
Ok or Greater Awyu?
Bayono-Awbono ISO 639-3 Either:
byl – Bayono
awh – Awbono | ||
Bayono and Awbono represent a recently discovered dialect cluster spoken in Indonesian Papua Province south of the Somahai languages. All that is known of them are a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations. These demonstrate resemblances to the neighboring Ok and Greater Awyu languages, and the pronouns are consistent with Bayono-Awbono belonging to the Trans–New Guinea family:
References
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