Usarufa
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,300 (1996 SIL). |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province, Okapa District. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 462 |
| Alternate names | Usurufa, Uturupa |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. Usarufa Organised Phonology Data.
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BEE, Darlene, author. 1964. Usarufa distinctive features and phonemes.
BEE, Darlene, author. 1965. "Usarufa distinctive features and phonemes."
BEE, Darlene, author. 1965. Usarufa: a descriptive grammar.
BEE, Darlene, author. 1972. "Phonological interference between Usarufa and Pidgin English."
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BEE, Darlene, author. 1974. "A brief note on kinship and social groupings among the Usarufa."
BEE, Darlene, compiler. 1973. "Usarufa text."
BEE, Darlene; CHENOWETH, Vida, authors. 1968. "On ethnic music."
BEE, Darlene; GLASGOW, Kathleen B., authors. 1962. "Usarufa tone and segmental phonemes."
CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1974. The music of the Usarufas.
CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1979. The Usarufas and their music.
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CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1996. "Cultural change and music literacy."
CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 2001. Cultural change and music literacy.
CHENOWETH, Vida, author; REIGLE, Robert, editor. 1995. "Cultural change and music literacy."
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SHAW, R. Daniel, editor. 1974. Kinship studies in Papua New Guinea.

