Wampar

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
lbq
Alternate Names
Laewamba, Laewomba, Laiwomba
Population

5,150 (1990).

Location

Morobe Province, lower Markham and Wamped rivers.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Markham, Lower, Wampar
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 50% with Adzera [adz].

Language Development
NT: 1984.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Different from Wampur [waz] on the Wanton river.