Saponi language
| Saponi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Western New Guinea |
| Extinct | moribund by 2000[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spi |
| Glottolog | sapo1254 |
| ELP | Saponi |
  Saponi  Saponi | |
| Coordinates:2°30′S139°30′E/ 2.50°S 139.50°E | |
Saponiis an extinctPapuan languageofIndonesia.[1]
It was spoken in Botawa village of Waropen Bawah Subdistrict inWaropen Regency.Woriais also spoken in Botawa village.[2]
It shared half of its basic vocabulary with theRasawa language,but it is not clear that they were related. Saponi shared none of its pronouns with theLakes Plain familythat Rasawa is part of; indeed its basic pronounsmamire"I, we" andba"thou" are reminiscent ofproto–East Bird's Head*meme "we" and *ba "thou".
References[edit]
- ^abSaponiatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
- ^Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019)."Indonesia languages".Ethnologue:Languages of the World(22nd ed.). Dallas:SIL International.
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