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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Asaro’o

Asaro’o

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3mtv

Population  1,250 (2003 SIL).
Region  Madang Province, southeast of Saidor. At least 4 villages.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 490
Alternate names   Morafa
Dialects  Related to Muratayak [asx], Bulgebi [bmp], Degenan [dge], Forak [frq], Guya [gka], Gwahatike [dah], Yagomi [ygm].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Warup
Comments  Morafa is a clan name.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CARTER, John; CARTER, Katie; GRUMMITT, John; MACKENZIE, Bonnie; MASTERS, Janell, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars."  Available online