Dla (Dera) speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin and Papuan Malay. De Sousa (2006) reports that the younger generation born in the 1990s or later usually cannot speak Dera fluently, whereas the older generation remains fluent.[4]
Phonology
Dera has 14 consonants (4 less than Angor), which are:[5]
^Dera at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
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^ abFoley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN978-3-11-028642-7.
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^Voorhoeve, C.L. Languages of Irian Jaya: Checklist. Preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists. B-31, iv + 133 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. doi:10.15144/PL-B31
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dera, language, confused, with, chadic, dera, mangguar, kamberataro, komberatoro, senagi, language, papua, guinea, indonesia, papua, guinea, primarily, spoken, kamberataro, village, 611948, 05719, 611948, 05719, kamberatoro, amanab, rural, sandaun, province, d. Not to be confused with Dera language Chadic Dera Dra Dla a k a Mangguar and Kamberataro Komberatoro is a Senagi language of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia In Papua New Guinea it is primarily spoken in Kamberataro village 3 36 43 S 141 03 26 E 3 611948 S 141 05719 E 3 611948 141 05719 Kamberatoro Amanab Rural LLG Sandaun Province 2 3 DeraNative toIndonesia Papua New GuineaRegionPapua Keerom Regency 13 villagesNative speakers 1 700 cited 1987 in Indonesia PNG undated 1 Language familySenagi DeraLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code kbv class extiw title iso639 3 kbv kbv a Glottologdera1245ELPDeraCoordinates 3 36 43 S 141 03 26 E 3 611948 S 141 05719 E 3 611948 141 05719 Kamberatoro Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML Contents 1 Dialects 2 Status 3 Phonology 4 Vocabulary comparison 5 ReferencesDialects EditThere are two dialects namely Dla proper and Menggwa Dla Dla proper is spoken in the three main villages of Kamberatoro Mission 3 36 S 141 03 E 1299 feet in Papua New Guinea Amgotro Mission 3 38 S 140 58 E 1969 feet in West Papua and Komando village in West Papua Komando village was formerly a Dutch border post Other Dla proper speaking villages in Papua New Guinea are Tamarbek 3 35 30 S 141 03 18 E 3 591701 S 141 055114 E 3 591701 141 055114 Tamarbek Akamari 3 35 49 S 141 03 33 E 3 597044 S 141 059233 E 3 597044 141 059233 Akimari 1 New Kamberatoro Old Kamberatoro Border Village Nimberatoro 3 37 34 S 141 02 33 E 3 625973 S 141 042369 E 3 625973 141 042369 Nimberatoro Nindebai 3 38 28 S 141 00 22 E 3 64111 S 141 006033 E 3 64111 141 006033 Nindebai Mamamora 3 39 14 S 141 01 13 E 3 653793 S 141 020182 E 3 653793 141 020182 Mamamura Yamamainda 3 40 10 S 141 02 00 E 3 669519 S 141 033445 E 3 669519 141 033445 Yamamainda Orkwanda 3 38 50 S 141 04 52 E 3 647337 S 141 081231 E 3 647337 141 081231 Orkwanda and Lihen 3 37 26 S 141 07 03 E 3 623834 S 141 117364 E 3 623834 141 117364 Lihen West Papua Indonesia has the Dla villages of Amgotro Komando Indangan Mongwefi Buku and Agrinda which are mostly located in Yaffi District Keerom Regency 4 Menggwa Dla the less populous of the two dialects is spoken in five villages located between Kamberatoro Mission and Komando village which are Menggau Wahai 3 34 51 S 141 01 45 E 3 580863 S 141 029277 E 3 580863 141 029277 Wahai Ambofahwa alternatively known as Wahai Nº 2 Wanggurinda 3 34 49 S 141 01 43 E 3 580396 S 141 028671 E 3 580396 141 028671 Wagurinda 3 34 59 S 141 01 41 E in Papua New Guinea and Menggwal 3 33 53 S 140 59 04 E in West Papua 4 Status EditDla Dera speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin and Papuan Malay De Sousa 2006 reports that the younger generation born in the 1990s or later usually cannot speak Dera fluently whereas the older generation remains fluent 4 Phonology EditDera has 14 consonants 4 less than Angor which are 5 Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar GlottalNasal m nPlosive voiceless p t kvoiced b d ɡFricative ɸ s xLiquid rSemivowel w jDera has 5 vowels 2 less than Angor which are 5 Front BackClose i uMid e oOpen aVocabulary comparison EditThe following basic vocabulary words of Dera dialects are from Voorhoeve 1971 1975 6 7 as cited in the Trans New Guinea database 8 gloss Dera Amgotro dialect Dera Moŋgowar dialect Dera Amgotro dialect head boda bapale bodahair nanada nenale nanadaear kumbo keda gombo gala kumbo kedaeye kumba kwada kamba gala kumba kwadanose gutubu damor gutubutooth jabo gemda djabo jabo gemdatongue tabu tep tabulouse mane mave manedog jabodo jabodopig wade wadebird du tu duegg dogomda tugabola dogomdablood kodoa hola kodoabone gemda saba gemdaskin kueda kiaba kuedabreast toto tutu tototree namo nomo agala namo nomoman jani ndia jani jani ndiawoman kuadedebo kolbake kuadedebosun kebu gefu kebumoon amana anam amanawater kue gewei kuefire kai kai kaistone nemai nimi nemairoad path bakoda bakodaname diaeat tato hede tato one mano ŋguadu mamu mano ŋguadutwo imbu jimbal imbuReferences Edit Dera at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Eberhard David M Simons Gary F Fennig Charles D eds 2019 Papua New Guinea languages Ethnologue Languages of the World 22nd ed Dallas SIL International United Nations in Papua New Guinea 2018 Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup Humanitarian Data Exchange 1 31 9 a b c de Sousa Hilario 2006 The Menggwa Dla language of New Guinea Doctoral dissertation University of Sydney a b Foley William A 2018 The Languages of the Sepik Ramu Basin and Environs In Palmer Bill ed The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area A Comprehensive Guide The World of Linguistics Vol 4 Berlin De Gruyter Mouton pp 197 432 ISBN 978 3 11 028642 7 Voorhoeve C L Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian New Guinea In Dutton T Voorhoeve C and Wurm S A editors Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No 14 A 28 47 114 Pacific Linguistics The Australian National University 1971 doi 10 15144 PL A28 47 Voorhoeve C L Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist Preliminary classification language maps wordlists B 31 iv 133 pages Pacific Linguistics The Australian National University 1975 doi 10 15144 PL B31 Greenhill Simon 2016 TransNewGuinea org database of the languages of New Guinea Retrieved 2020 11 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dera language amp oldid 1061446932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
