Bariai
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Autonym
Bariai
Population
1,380 (1998 SIL).
Location
West New Britain province: east of Cape Gloucester, northwest coast.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Typology
SVO; prepositions, 14% of syllables are closed; morphologically less complex than most Austronesian languages.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 41% (adults). Literacy rate in L2: 83% (adults). Dictionary. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
‘Kabana’ is acceptable to the 3 eastern villages but offensive to most of the population.