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Waris

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: wrs

Population	2,500 in Papua New Guinea, increasing. Population total all countries: 4,000.
Region	Sandaun Province, Amanab District, Wasengla area. Also in Indonesia (Papua).
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 62
Alternate names	Walsa
Classification	Border, Waris
Language use	Vigorous. Most domains. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%–30%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Wari [wbe] or Wares [wai].

Also spoken in:

Indonesia (Papua)

Language name	Waris
Population	1,500 in Indonesia.
Region	Northeast Papua, Keerom Regency, Waris subdistrict, south of Jayapura.
Language map	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 142
Alternate names	Walsa
Comments	Hunters; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BROWN, Bob, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1990-06. Waris grammar sketch.  

BROWN, Robert, author. 1981. "Semantic aspects of some Waris predications."

BROWN, Robert, author. 1988. "Waris case system and verb classification."

BROWN, Robert, compiler. 2001. Waris Organised Phonology Data.  

BROWN, Robert; WAI, Honoratus, compilers. 1986. Diksenari: Walsana moa Pisinna moa Englisna moa (A short dictionary of the Walsa [Waris] language, Tok Pisin and English).

BROWN, Robert; WALSA Translation Team, compilers. 2007-. Diksenari Walsana moa, Pisinna moa, Englisna moa = A short dictionary of the Walsa (Waris) language, Tok Pisin and English.