Baramu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
bmz
User Population

850 (2000 census).

Location

Western province: Baramura, Tapila, Tirio, and Tirio 2 villages; lower Fly river south bank.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Tirio
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 33% with Bitur [mcc], 32% with Makayam [aup], 27% with Wára [tci].

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Most also use English [eng].

Language Development

Bible portions: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Baramu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Bitur [mcc], Makayam [aup], and Wára [tci].