16th edition

US$ 100.00

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

Waima

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: rro

Population	15,000 (2000 census).
Region	Central Province, Bereina District, near Kairuku, Hall Sound shores, between Yule Island and mainland, northwest of Port Moresby.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 724
Alternate names	Roro
Dialects	Waima, Paitana, Roro. Roro and Paitana populations smaller and scattered. Lexical similarity: 45% with Kuni [kse] (most similar), 99% among all 3 dialects.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Central Papuan, West Central Papuan, Nuclear
Language use	Home, traditional ceremonies, play, public meetings, religious services. All agree Waima is the main dialect.
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. NT: 2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Many schools. SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Waima Organised Phonology Data.  

KIM, Duck-Shin, author. 1998. "Waima women learn to read by singing."

KIM, Duck-Shin; KIM, Nam-Soo, authors. 2003. "Promoting Literacy through FM Radio."  

KIM, Duckshin; KIM, Namsoo, authors. Available: 2012; Created: 1998. Waima grammar essentials.  

KIM, Namsoo, author; KIM, Duckshin; KIM, Namsoo, facilitators. Available: 2012; Created: 1998-09. Sentence level construction and participant reference in Waima discourse.