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Baruya

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: byr

Population	6,600 (1990 census).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Marawaka District.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 452 Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 452
Alternate names	Barua, Yipma
Dialects	Wantakia, Baruya, Gulicha, Usirampia (Wuzuraabya).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Yipma’ is most acceptable to most dialect speakers. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEALEY, Alan; LLOYD, J. A., authors. 1970. "Barua phonemes: a problem in interpretation."

HEALEY, Phyllis M., editor. 1981. Angan languages are different: Four phonologies.

LLOYD, J. A., author. 1981. "A fourth analysis of Baruya consonants."

LLOYD, J. A., author. 1997. "Contrastive and grammatically defined tone in Baruya."

LLOYD, J. A., compiler. 1992. A Baruya-Tok Pisin-English dictionary.

LLOYD, J. A., compiler. Available: 2007; Created: 1992-2007. Baruya Lexicon.  

LLOYD, J. A.; LLOYD, Richard G., authors. 1980. Baruya (Eastern Highlands Province).

LLOYD, J. A.; LLOYD, Richard G., authors. 1981. "The dialects of the Baruya language."

LLOYD, J. A.; LLOYD, Richard G., translators. 1974. "Baruya."

LLOYD, Joy, author. 2011. Baruya Organised Phonology Data (OPD).  

LLOYD, Richard G., author. 1969. "Gender in a New Guinea language: Baruya nouns and noun phrases."

LLOYD, Richard G., author. 1974. "Baruya kith and kin."

LLOYD, Richard G., author. 1981. "Regular morphophonemic changes in Baruya."

LLOYD, Richard G., author. 1989. Bound and minor words in Baruya.  

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

SHAW, R. Daniel, editor. 1974. Kinship studies in Papua New Guinea.

Vernacular Publications

A B D. 1978.

Aʼmwe naangere yagaalyasɨro. 1980.

Gwalannaʼna yagaalawo. 1965.

Gware. 1969.

Kisim save long ritim tokples Yipma. 1993.

Kwaaka yɨwɨta burɨka wɨnɨnya saza. 1972.

Kwaaka yuya. 1973.

Paapuwaa Nu Gini mwaalyara: Kwaaka jɨgɨnya dangwɨ mwaalyara. 1972.

Pitai mitɨyaʼ mubanɨwako. 1972.

Sɨpɨya wilɨwilɨya kaare paarɨwɨsa sanna dɨnɨkesɨ yagaala daʼ. 1972.

Taakɨzɨya wasɨʼnɨwɨneʼ beʼneka. 1972.

Yaatai yakengɨro. 1979.

Yɨʼmayagaala dadaanyainaavɨre yuyangɨro. 1978.

yɨʼmayagaala sɨkulɨpɨkarya. 1972.

Yovyara. 1969.

Yuta pwaraavɨnesɨ. 1980.