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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bariai (also known as Kabana) is an Austronesian language of New Britain.
Bariai | |
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Kabana | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2008)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bch |
Glottolog | bari1286 |
The name Bariai, literally 'at the mangrove', is derived from bare 'mangrove' + -eai 'locative suffix'. The alternative name Kabana comes from the Amara language, meaning 'foreigner'.
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