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Girawa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bbr

Population	4,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Region	Madang Province, Ramu District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 7, reference number 360
Alternate names	Bagasin, Begasin, Begesin
Dialects	Related to Munit [mtc], Kein [bmh].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Kokon
Language use	Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 45%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GASAWAY, Eileen, author. 1982. Girawa and natural phonology.  

GASAWAY, Eileen; LILLIE, Pat; SIMS, Heather, authors. Available: 1992; Created: 1977-11. Girawa grammar.  

LILLIE, Pat, author. 1987. Girawa verbs.  

LILLIE, Pat, author. 1987. Negativity in Girawa.  

LILLIE, Pat, author. 1992. Girawa Organised Phonology Data.  

LILLIE, Patricia, author. 1997. "Literacy in ‘other languages’."

LILLIE, Patricia, author. Available: 2005; Created: 1976-1999. Girawa dictionary.  

Vernacular Publications

Ämän 3 orip ninär. 1990.

Iken aman ninär 1-3. 1985.

Isan enim inok?. 1985.

Jer aparnam ninär. 1987.

Na äpu mo. 1984.