Urim
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kalp, Kurom, Tayon, Wan
Population
3,740 (2003 SIL). 40 monolinguals.
Location
East Sepik province: Maprik subdistrict; Sandaun province: Nuku subdistrict, southwest of Kombio. 16 villages.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Typology
SVO.
Language Use
All also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 1981–2003.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian, traditional religion.