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Bariai

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bch

Population	1,380 (1998 SIL).
Region	West New Britain Province, east of Cape Gloucester, northwest coast.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 561
Alternate names	“Kabana”
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 72% with Kove [kvc], 76% with Lusi [khl].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Ngero, Bariai
Language use	Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 40.5% (adults). Literacy rate in L2: 82.5% (adults). Bible portions: 1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Kabana’ is acceptable to the 3 eastern villages but offensive to most of the population. SVO; prepositions, 14% of syllables are closed; morphologically less complex than most Austronesian languages. Swidden agriculturalists; fishermen.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAEHR, Peirce; GALLAGHER, Steve, authors. 2005. Bariai grammar sketch.  

BROWNIE, John, editor. 2000. Sociolinguistic and literacy studies: highlands and islands.

GALLAGHER, Carol Jean; GALLAGHER, Steve, authors. 2000. "Bariai."  

GALLAGHER, Steve, author. 2001. Bariai Organised Phonology Data.  

GALLAGHER, Steve, compiler. 2008. Bariai dictionary West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea.  

HAYWOOD, Graham; HAYWOOD, Irene, authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of north-western New Britain."

Vernacular Publications

Baili ga itar kakau tiuona kaua. 2008.

Kadonga togid tibutibuda. 2008.

Kadonga togid tibutibuda. 2010.

Oatonga Posanga Bariai. 2008.

Taine kapei ikule moi. 2008.