Bayono (Enamesi, Swesu) is a Papuan language spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. All that is known of Bayono is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004)[2] and Hischier (2006).[3]
| Bayono | |
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| Enamesi, Swesu; Densar | |
| Region | Papua Province, Indonesia: Eilanden-Steenboom River area |
Native speakers | 100 (1999)[1] |
Language family | Bayono–Awbono
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byl |
| Glottolog | bayo1260 |
| ELP | Bayono |
A Bayono word list from Jacky Menanti is published in Wilbrink (2004).[2]
Kovojab may be closely related.[4]
Central and South New Guinea languages | |||||||||
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| Asmat–Kamoro |
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| Greater Awyu |
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| Ok–Oksapmin |
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| Komolom | |||||||||
| Somahai |
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| Trans-New Guinea subgroups |
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| Eastern Nusantara families and isolates |
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| Bird's Head Peninsula families and isolates |
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| Sepik-Ramu basin families and isolates |
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| Rossel Island isolate |
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| Proto-language |
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