Barapasi Language
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The Baropasi or Barapasi language is a member of the
East Geelvink Bay languages The East Geelvink Bay or East Cenderawasih languages are a language family of a dozen Papuan languages along the eastern coast of Geelvink Bay in Indonesian Papua, which is also known as Sarera Bay or Cenderawasih. Languages The East Geelvink ...
. It is spoken in Upper Waropen District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It has about 1,000 speakers.


Phonology

Barapasi is tonal, with a high tone and low tone.


Sources

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


References

Languages of western New Guinea East Geelvink Bay languages Tonal languages in non-tonal families {{papuan-lang-stub