Arapesh, Bumbita
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 4,340 (2003 SIL). Ethnic population: 8,680. |
| Region | East Sepik Province, Maprik District, Torricelli Mountains, south of Wom, 13 villages. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 140 |
| Alternate names | But Arapesh, Weri |
| Dialects | Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. Weril and Werir mutually inherently intelligible. Lexical similarity: 30% with Bukiyip [ape]. |
| Classification | Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Arapesh |
| Language use | Mainly older adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Weril and Werir use different materials for beginning literacy. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: taro, tobacco; animal husbandry: pigs. |
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