Dani languages
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The Dani languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the central highlands of Papua (Indonesian New Guinea), known for their large speaker populations and cultural significance among the Dani peoples.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfSpeakers | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
elaborate kinship terminology
ⓘ
extensive use of demonstratives ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Papuan languages of the highlands ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
other Papuan highlands languages ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
used in local customary law contexts
ⓘ
used in oral storytelling traditions ⓘ used in traditional rituals of Dani peoples ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | some varieties vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dani people
NERFINISHED
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Lani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO639_3CodeForMember |
dna (Upper Grand Valley Dani)
ⓘ
dni (Lower Grand Valley Dani) ⓘ dnt (Mid Grand Valley Dani) ⓘ dnw (Western Dani) NERFINISHED ⓘ huf (Humene, related Dani variety) ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubgroup |
Central Dani language
NERFINISHED
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Hupla language NERFINISHED ⓘ Konda-Dora language (Papua) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nggem language ⓘ Ninia language ⓘ Pogaia language ⓘ Upper Grand Valley Dani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Walak language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wano language ⓘ Western Dani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Trans–New Guinea family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Baliem Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Jayawijaya Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ Paniai Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Indonesian New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ central highlands of New Guinea ⓘ |
| status | major Papuan languages by speaker population ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
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agglutinative morphology ⓘ contrastive tone in some varieties ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| usedBy | Dani peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local education in some areas
ⓘ
vernacular literacy projects ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baliem Valley