Awbono language

Awbono
Awban
Region	Modera River area in Kampung Awban, Kolf Brazza District, Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers	(100 cited 1999)[1]
Language family	Bayono–Awbono Awbono
Language codes
ISO 639-3	awh
Glottolog	awbo1238
ELP	Awbono

Awbono or Awban is a Papuan language spoken in the south of Jayawijaya Mountains, specifically in Awban Village, Kolf Brazza District, Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.^[2] All that is known of Awbono is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004)^[3] and Hischier (2006).^[4]

An Awbono word list from Jacky Menanti is published in Wilbrink (2004).^[3]

Densar, which is poorly attested, may be closely related.^[5]

References

1. Awbono at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Mukhamdanah, Mukhamdanah; Inayatusshalihah, Inayatusshalihah (2021-12-31). "BAHASA AWBAN DI YAHUKIMO, PAPUA: KAJIAN AWAL TERHADAP BAHASA MINORITAS PADA TATARAN FONOLOGI DAN LEKSIKONNYA (Awban Language in Yahukimo, Papua: A Preliminary Study on Phonology and Lexicon Aspect toward a Minority Language)". Sawerigading. 27 (2): 219–229. doi:10.26499/sawer.v27i2.931 (inactive 2024-11-10). ISSN 2527-8762. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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.
4. Hischier, Phyllis (2006). Exploration of the Remote Kopayap and Urajin Areas in West Papua, Indonesia: A First Contact in Kopayap and Urajin. Manuscript.
5. Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1