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Binumarien

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bjr

Population	360 (1990 census).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 482
Alternate names	Binamarir, Binumaria
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Tairora
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1983.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Whistle speech reported. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Binumarien Organised Phonology Data.  

BEE, Darlene, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1966-08. Binumarien grammar essentials for translation.  

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2000. From endangered to less endangered: case studies from Brazil and Papua New Guinea.

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2004. From endangered to less endangered: case histories from Brazil and Papua New Guinea.  

HEALEY, Alan; OATRIDGE, Desmond; OATRIDGE, Jennifer, authors. 1973. "Binumarien noun affixes."

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., editor. 1973. The languages of the Eastern family of the East New Guinea Highlands stock.

OATRIDGE, Desmond; OATRIDGE, Jennifer, authors. 1966. "Phonemes of Binumarien."

OATRIDGE, Desmond; OATRIDGE, Jennifer, authors. Available: 2006; Created: 1965-10. Sentence final verbs in Binumarien.  

Vernacular Publications

1 Afaqinaasa akara. 1965.

2 Afaqinaasa ufa. 1966.

Dora faqa senna faqa. 1965.

Oósa̱na̱ óósa̱na̱ a̱a̱nda̱u̱ u̱fa̱. 1973.

Ufa akiaga kai saamu mo papiaqaki maridano. 1965.