Urat

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
urt
Autonym
Urat
User Population

7,000 (Arminen et al 2017), decreasing. 2,500 in Wasep Yehre (Arminen et al 2017).

Location

East Sepik province: Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Urat
Dialects

Wasep Nau (North Urat), Wusyep Yehre (Central Urat), Wasep Yam (South Urat), Wusyep Tep (East Urat).

Language Use

Young people understand Urat [urt], but rarely speak it. Tok Pisin [tpi] is the main language of most speakers (Arminen et al 2017). Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with most young people shifting (Arminen et al 2017).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50% in Tok Pisin [tpi]. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Urat
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.