Bayono

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: byl
Alternate Names: Benanu, Bese, Kofoyap
Population: 300 (2020 M. Edelen).
Location:: Papua province: Asmat regency, Eilanden-Steenboom river area.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Bayono-Awbono
Dialects: None known. Not related to language families like Ok, Asmat, Awyu-Dumut, Momuna, or highlands language families like Dani or Mek. Lexical similarity: 55% with Awbono [awh].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; non-tonal; vowel nasalization phonemically contrastive.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Some also use Indonesian [ind], especially young adults and children who use it for basic communication with neighboring groups.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%–10% in Indonesian [ind], semiliterate.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bayono
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Papua province: Asmat regency, Eilanden-Steenboom river area.