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.

Baropasi
RegionUpper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 1995)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3brp
Glottologbara1375

Phonology

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Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate d͡z
Fricative v s h
Nasal m n
Lateral l
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Barapasi is tonal, with a high tone and low tone.[2]: 518 

Sources

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  • Moseley, Christopher and R. E. Asher, ed. Atlas of the World's Languages (New York: Routelage, 1994) p. 111

References

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  1. ^ Baropasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.