Abinomn language

The Abinomn language (Avinomen, Foya[3]) is a likely language isolate initially reported by Mark Donohue from Papua province, Indonesia. It is also known as Avinomen, Baso (deprecated), and Foia. There are about 300 speakers.[1]

Abinomn
Foia
Baso
Native toIndonesia
RegionMamberamo Hulu Subdistrict, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua
Native speakers
300 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsa
Glottologabin1243
ELPAbinomn[2]

Classification

Abinomn is not closely related to any other language, and its closest relatives are unknown. It is generally treated as a language isolate.[4]

Neighboring languages

Although surrounded by Lakes Plain languages, Abinomn highly differs from Lakes Plain.[3] For instance, unlike the nearby Lakes Plain languages, Abinomn is a non-tonal language.[3]:513 Languages adjacent to Abinomn are:

Phonology

Consonants:[3]

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar
Stop tk
Voiced stop dɡʷ
Fricative ɸs
Voiced fricative β
Nasal mnɲ
Rhotic r
Approximant wj

Vowels:[3]

Front Back
High iu
Mid eo
Low a

Pronouns

The Abinomn pronouns are:

Imitwemorweawp
you (nominative)niyou twoporyoupi
he, shein, nnthey twonartheykn

Number inflection

Number inflection for selected Abinomn nouns showing suppletive forms, as listed in Foley (2018):[3]

Number inflection for selected Abinomn nouns
glosssingulardualplural
‘armband’atamatuatamaturomatamatukon
‘aunt’nyebaknyebakromnyebakaigon
‘bamboo knife’abisiamabissabromabisiasom
‘barbed arrow’karikariromkarigon
bandicootaineaineromainekon
‘calf of leg’dindiromdoidi
cassowarykomosinkomosiromkomosidi
catfishmummubrummukr
centipedesmsbromskr
cockatooarkonarkoromarkoti
‘comb’isrisrdomisrkon
‘drum’itowaitowaromitowakon
‘egg’akakromaigon
‘father’s father’moimoirommoigon
‘fireplace’msmmsbrommskr
‘fishing arrow’denderomdeti
‘footwear’tefirtefidomtefirkon
‘grasshopper’saseinakinsaseinakiromsaseinakidi
‘hair’erkerkromerkigon
‘hand’akwirakwidomakwirkon
‘headband’kwetamkwetambromkwetakr
‘house’prprdomprkon
‘jungle’gwekgwekromgwekigon
‘knife handle’tamtabromtatom
‘lake’kesifkesifromkesifkon
‘leech’piarpiardompiarkom
‘louse’jenjendromjeti
maleo fowl’igwukigwukromigwukigon
‘night’siwisiwiromsiwkon
‘owl’weimnweimromweimti
‘pot’jekjekromjekigon
praying mantistigweretigwereromtigwerekon
‘prawn’beresminberesmindromberesmidi
river turtlefanfaromfati
sago puddingmidammidabrommidatom
‘star’skinskiromskidi
‘stone’worwordomworkon
sunbirdweimweibromweigr
‘swamp’okwiokwiromokwigon
‘thigh’kerkedomkerkon
‘thorn’doindoiromdoidi
‘toe’gwesiamgwesiabromgwesasom
tree kangarooweweromwekon
wallabydkdkromdigon
‘water snake’moimoirommoigon
‘younger brother’aiairomakon

References

  1. Abinomn at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Abinomn.
  3. 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. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  4. Abinomn, New Guinea World
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