Bariai language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Bariai | |
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Kabana | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2008)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bch |
Glottolog | bari1286 |
Bariai (also known as Kabana) is an Austronesian language of New Britain.
Name
The name Bariai, literally 'at the mangrove', is derived from bare 'mangrove' + -eai 'locative suffix'. The alternative name Kabana comes from the Amara language, meaning 'foreigner'.
References
- ^ Bariai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Further reading
- Gallagher, Steve (23 March 2001). "Organised Phonology Data". Languages of Papua New Guinea. SIL International. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024.
- Gallagher, Steve; Baehr, Peirce (2005). Bariai Grammar Sketch (PDF). Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages. SIL International. ISBN 9980-0-3063-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Gallagher, Steve (2008). Bariai Dictionary (PDF) (First corrected ed.). SIL International. ISBN 978-9980-0-2372-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022.
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