Wiru

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
wiu
Alternate Names
Witu
Population

15,300 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Southern Highlands Province, Ialibu district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Wiru
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1990.
Writing
Latin script.