Wampur
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 320 (2000 census). |
| Region | Morobe Province, Wanton River, Wampur and Mirir villages (Holzknecht 1989); some in South Tairora [omw] village of Omisuan and Waffa [waj] village of Aringon. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 483 |
| Alternate names | Wampul |
| Dialects | Most similar to Mari [hob]. Not to be confused with Wampar [lbq] in lower Markham Valley. Lexical similarity: 50% with Adzera [adz]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Markham, Upper, Mountain |
| Language use | Most domains. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], Adzera or Tairora. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Men 43%, Women 15%. |
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