Banaro

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
byz
Alternate Names
Banar, Banara, Waran
Population

2,480 (1991 SIL).

Location

Madang and East Sepik provinces. 2 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Ramu-Lower Sepik, Ramu, Grass
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 2000–2002.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banaro
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.