| Bayono–Awbono | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Papua Province,Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bayo1259 |
Bayono–Awbono is a Papuanlanguage cluster spoken in Papua Province, Indonesia, to the south of theSomahai languages. All that is known of them is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004) and Hischier (2006).
Wilbrink (2004) lists 4 distinct language varieties.[1][2]
Noting insufficient evidence, Pawley and Hammarström (2018) leave Bayono–Awbono as unclassified rather than as part of Trans-New Guinea.[3] However, according toDryer (2022), based on a preliminary quantitative analysis of data from theASJP database, Bayono–Awbono is likely to be a subgroup of Trans–New Guinea.[4]
Timothy Usher finds enough evidence to classify Awbono–Bayono within theGreater Awyu (Digul River) family.[5]
Wilbrink (2004) notes limited similarity with the neighboringOk languages, and does not classify Bayono–Awbono with Ok.[1]
The pronouns 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:
