Densar language explained

Densar
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Densar is a poorly attested Bayono–Awbono language[1] spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. Glottolog tentatively groups it with Awbono.[2]

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

A 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
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

Notes and References

  1. Usher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World.
  2. https://glottolog.org/resource/reference/id/310961 Wilbrink, Ans 2004
  3. 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.