Densar is a poorly attested Bayono–Awbono language[1] spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. Glottolog tentatively groups it with Awbono.[2]
| Densar | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua Province, Indonesia |
Bayono–Awbono
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
All that is known of Densar is a few dozen words given in Wilbrink (2004).[3] The language had been recorded by Wilbrink during a sago grub festival in Seradela District, Yahukimo Regency in April 2001.[3]
Vocabulary
editA 42-word list of Densar is provided by Wilbrink (2004).[3]
no. gloss Densar 1 head ˈbabi 2 hair babaˈmina 3 eye s̪uˈki 4 ear kɔbuˈka 5 nose bɔnteˈmɔn 6 mouth bɔʰɔmˈka 8 tooth iˈbi 9 tongue ˈkibʏn 10 upper arm ˈdimɾʏ 11 elbow dɪˈdamu 12 finger dɪˈdja 13 fingernail dɪˈɾa 14 breast ʔaˈma 15 stomach s̪ɪŋˈkɛ 16 liver guˈmɔ 17 leg neˈqa 20 skin [digjɔ]qa 21 blood t̪ɵˈɾɔ 22 bone kuˈɾa/[dɪˈba]kɵˈɾu 23 flesh ˈjabe 97 stone tuum 101 water ɒ 103 river ɒ 104 lake ɒkuɾɪŋjæn 112 star qaniˈni 113 fire ni 114 smoke tiŋˈgɔ 154 one jã 155 two ˈjãmɾʏ 156 three bɾʊmˈɾʊ/ˈbɾʊmɾʊ 157 four ʔɔˈtɛɛmɾʊ 158 five ʔɔˈtɔgwa 159 six gɔˈtɔŋwa 160 seven gɔˈgɔga 161 eight ˈogbenugwa 162 nine mɔˈtuʷga 163 ten ɵˈmɪŋga 179 wet ɒt̪aɾiˈɾi 222 burn (intr.) aɾudɪhɪnjã 240 heart guˈmɔ 253 heavy kɔ̃n 269 sick tuˈkɾu
References
edit- ^ Usher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World.
- ^ Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1
- ^ a b c 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.