Purari

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Evorra, Iai, Koriki, Maipua, Namau

Population

7,000 (2011 SIL).

Location

Gulf Province, between Kapaina inlet and Orokolo, Purari river.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Iai (Namau), Purari. Apparently unrelated to other Gulf Province languages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Poetry. Dictionary. NT: 1920.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.