Baropasi | |
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Region | Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1995) [1] |
East Geelvink Bay
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
brp |
Glottolog |
bara1375 |
The Baropasi or Barapasi language is a member of the East Geelvink Bay languages. It is spoken in Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It has about 1,000 speakers.
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
Affricate | d͡z | ||||
Fricative | v | s | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Lateral | l |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Barapasi is tonal, with a high tone and low tone. [2]: 518