Ethnologue

Asaro’o

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Morafa

Population

1,250 (2003 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Bagen, Baru, Somek, and Subura; some in Mur; possibly Kasu; southeast of Saidor.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Molet. Related to Muratayak [asx], Bulgebi [bmp], Degenan [dge], Forak [frq], Guya [gka], Gwahatike [dah], and Yagomi [ygm].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Forak [frq].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Morafa is a clan name. In Mur, the dialect is called Molet.