Bayono language

Bayono (Enamesi, Swesu) is a Papuan language spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. All that is known of Bayono is a few hundred words recorded in first-contact situations recorded in Wilbrink (2004) and Hischier (2006).

Bayono
Enamesi, Swesu; Densar
RegionPapua Province, Indonesia: Eilanden-Steenboom River area
Native speakers
300 (2020)
Language codes
ISO 639-3byl
Glottologbayo1260
ELPBayono

A Bayono word list from Jacky Menanti is published in Wilbrink (2004).

Kovojab may be closely related.

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