Bitur

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bituri, Dudi, Mutum, Paswam

Population

860 (2000 census).

Location

Western Province, south bank and inland of Fly river; Upiara, Bisuaka, Petom, Tewara and Kasimap villages.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 52% with Makayam [aup], 35% with Wara [tci], 33% with Baramu [bmz].

Language Development

Bible portions: 2010.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.