Tairuma, also known as Uaripi after its location, is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Uaripi (07°57′00″S 145°44′06″E / 7.95000°S 145.73500°E) in Central Kerema Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Tairuma | |
|---|---|
| Uaripi | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Gulf Province |
Native speakers | 4,500 (2004)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uar |
| Glottolog | tair1256 |
A grammar of Tairuma was written by Ikamu and Jo in 2014.[3]
References
edit- ^ Tairuma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ Ikamu, Gabriel and Joong-Hwan Jo. 2014. Tentative grammar description for the Tairuma language. Manuscript.
- Rueck, Michael J., Margaret Potter, and Badi Vila. 2010. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Tairuma [uar] Language Group. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2010-021.