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Waffa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: waj

Population	1,300 (1988 SIL).
Region	Morobe Province, Kaiapit District, Waffa River headwaters. 5 villages.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 485 Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 485
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Tairora
Language use	Vigorous. Some North Tairora [tbg] traders also use Waffa. All domains. Oral and written use in church. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 90%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. NT: 1975–1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: coffee cash crop. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Waffa Organised Phonology Data.  

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. 1971. "The occurrence and co-occurrence of Waffa noun suffixes."

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. 1971. "Waffa phonemes."

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. 1974. "Waffa social structure: The individual in the group."

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. 1980. Waffa (Morobe Province).

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. Available: 2005; Created: 1969. Waffa syntax-verbs and verb phrases.  

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. Available: 2005; Created: 1970. Waffa sentence, paragraph and discourse.  

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., authors. Available: 2005; Created: 1971-11. Waffa syntax-clauses.  

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., compilers. 1979. Waffa, Tok Pisin, English.

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., compilers. 2008. Several interlinearized texts in Waffa.  

HOTZ, Joyce M.; STRINGER, Mary D., compilers. Available: 2006; Created: 1979. Waffa, Tok Pisin, English.  

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., editor. 1973. The languages of the Eastern family of the East New Guinea Highlands stock.

SHAW, R. Daniel, editor. 1974. Kinship studies in Papua New Guinea.

Vernacular Publications

Fayaiyauvaaraatama kopiiyauvaaraatama ari vo inneenna vooyauvaaraatama iira kuaivovee (Village technology of animals, coffee and other things). 1979.

Kua kaanaa 1-5. 1966.

Kua kaánnaa muáavai. n.d.

Mmuakiaa mmatayauvi. 1969.

Nabaa yanaavai. 1978.

Pisiina kuaivaata Igiriisa kuaivaata raa Yaanaavai = Pidgin—English—Waffa. 1968.

Sibauyauvo ti nnammutuaayauvi. 1966.

Toosa hara yaarida fafaara reera yanaavai. 1978.

Yavokiaa. 1965.