Kovojab (Kovojap, Kvolyab, Kopoyap) is a Bayono–Awbono language spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia.
| Kovojab | |
|---|---|
| Kovojap, Kvolyab, Kopoyap | |
| Region | Papua Province, Indonesia |
Bayono–Awbono
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
All that is known of Kovojab is a few hundred words recorded in Wilbrink (2004).[1] The Kovojab word list in Wilbrink (2004) was originally recorded by Peter Jan de Vries.
Names
editEthnologue gives the name Kvolyab as an alternative name for Awbono.[2] However, Glottolog classifies Kovojab with Bayono rather than with Awbono.
The name Kopoyap is given by Hischier (2006).[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Awbono at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hischier, Phyllis (2006). Exploration of the Remote Kopayap and Urajin Areas in West Papua, Indonesia: A First Contact in Kopayap and Urajin. Manuscript.
