Wampur

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
waz
Alternate Names
Wampul
Population

530 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 550.

Location

Morobe Province, Wanton river, Wampur and Mirir villages (Holzknecht 1989); some in Aringon village of Waffa [waj] language group.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Most similar to Mari [hob]. Lexical similarity: 50% with Adzera [adz].

Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most domains. Positive attitudes. Bilingual in Tok Pisin [tpi] and Adzera [adz].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30% age 10+ in at least Tok Pisin [tpi] (2000 census). Men 43%, Women 15%.
Other Comments

Different from Wampar [lbq] in lower Markham Valley.