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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Kapriman

Kapriman

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3dju

Population  1,640 (2003 SIL).
Region  East Sepik Province, Blackwater River and Korosameri River. 6 villages.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 246
Alternate names   Mugumute, Wasare
Dialects  Kapriman, Karambit.
Classification  Sepik, Sepik Hill, Bahinemo
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.