Karkar-Yuri
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,140 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Sandaun Province, Amanab District, Papua, Indonesia border area. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 72 |
| Alternate names | Karkar, Yuri |
| Dialects | North Central Yuri, Auia-Tarauwi, Usari. |
| Classification | Pauwasi, Eastern |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1994. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. Karkar Yuri Organised Phonology Data.
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PRICE, Dorothy, author. 1987. "Some Karkar-Yuri orthography and spelling decisions."
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PRICE, Dorothy, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1978. Set rhetorical predicates in Karkar.
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PRICE, Dorothy, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1987. Characteristics of discourse types in Karkar.
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PRICE, Dorothy, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1987. Pluralization in Karkar-Yuri - phonological aspect.
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PRICE, Dorothy, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1981. Determining stress in Karkar.
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RIGDEN, Veda, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1986. Karkar-Yuri grammar cohesion referentials.
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RIGDEN, Veda, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1986. Karkar-Yuri grammar relators.
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RIGDEN, Veda, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1985. Karkar - Yuri grammar: prominence.
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Vernacular Publications
Kumwi kánanke ounounkoup mwanomp. 1986.

