Ura

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names

Auramot, Uramet, Uramit, Uramot, Uramät

Ura

User Population

5,000 (2018 SIL).

East New Britain province: Gazelle peninsula.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 12

Language Status

5 (Developing).

East New Britain, Baining

Used by all. Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Kuanua [ksd], which they passively understand, but do not speak. Used as L2 by Kairak [ckr], Simbali [smg].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2020.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Ura

Latin script [Latn].

‘Uramät’ refers to the people.