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Uri

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: uvh

Population	2,500 (1991 SIL).
Region	Morobe Province, Boana District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 545
Alternate names	Erap, Uri Vehees, Urii
Dialects	East Urii, West Urii.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Erap
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1984.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Phonologies of four Papua New Guinea languages.

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

WEBB, Thomas, author. 1974. "Urii."

WEBB, Thomas, author. 1974. Urii phonemes.  

WEBB, Thomas, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1981. Uri Phonemics.  

WEBB, Tom, author. 1995. Uri Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

Midi ti̱pfa̱ra. 1976.

Saʼ inda̱ngikayaʼ 1, 2. 1973.