Densar is a poorly attested Bayono–Awbono languageUsher, Timothy. North Digul River. New Guinea World. spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. Glottolog tentatively groups it with Awbono.Wilbrink, Ans 2004 in Glottolog 4.1
All that is known of Densar is a few dozen words given in Wilbrink (2004).Wilbrink, Ans (2004). The Kopkaka of Papua: Provisional notes on their language, its language affiliation and on the Kopkaka culture. MA thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The language had been recorded by Wilbrink during a sago grub festival in Seradela District, Yahukimo Regency in April 2001.
Vocabulary A 42-word list of Densar is provided by Wilbrink (2004).
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! no. !! gloss !! Densar |- | 1 || head || ˈbabi |- | 2 || hair || babaˈmina |- | 3 || eye || s̪uˈki |- | 4 || ear || kɔbuˈka |- | 5 || nose || bɔnteˈmɔn |- | 6 || mouth || bɔʰɔmˈka |- | 8 || tooth || iˈbi |- | 9 || tongue || ˈkibʏn |- | 10 || upper arm || ˈdimɾʏ |- | 11 || elbow || dɪˈdamu |- | 12 || finger || dɪˈdja |- | 13 || fingernail || dɪˈɾa |- | 14 || breast || ʔaˈma |- | 15 || stomach || s̪ɪŋˈkɛ |- | 16 || liver || guˈmɔ |- | 17 || leg || neˈqa |- | 20 || skin || [digjɔ]qa |- | 21 || blood || t̪ɵˈɾɔ |- | 22 || bone || kuˈɾa/[dɪˈba]kɵˈɾu |- | 23 || flesh || ˈjabe |- | 97 || stone || tuum |- | 101 || water || ɒ |- | 103 || river || ɒ |- | 104 || lake || ɒkuɾɪŋjæn |- | 112 || star || qaniˈni |- | 113 || fire || ni |- | 114 || smoke || tiŋˈgɔ |- | 154 || one || jã |- | 155 || two || ˈjãmɾʏ |- | 156 || three || bɾʊmˈɾʊ/ˈbɾʊmɾʊ |- | 157 || four || ʔɔˈtɛɛmɾʊ |- | 158 || five || ʔɔˈtɔgwa |- | 159 || six || gɔˈtɔŋwa |- | 160 || seven || gɔˈgɔga |- | 161 || eight || ˈogbenugwa |- | 162 || nine || mɔˈtuʷga |- | 163 || ten || ɵˈmɪŋga |- | 179 || wet || ɒt̪aɾiˈɾi |- | 222 || burn (intr.) || aɾudɪhɪnjã |- | 240 || heart || guˈmɔ |- | 253 || heavy || kɔ̃n |- | 269 || sick || tuˈkɾu
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