Barai
PrintA language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Population
800 (2003 SIL).
Location
Inland Oro Province, Afore district, Managalas plateau. Birarie dialect: Umuate, Naokanane, Itokama, and Madokoro villages.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Birarie, Muguani. Lexical similarity: 50% with Ese [mcq].
Typology
SOV
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–60%. NT: 1994–2006.
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Writing
Latin script.
Christian, traditional religion.