Weri

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Wele, Weli

Population

4,160 (McElhanon 1978).

Location

Morobe Province, Wau district, Biaru, Waria, and Ono rivers’ headwaters; Central Province, Goilala district northeast.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 15

Papua New Guinea, Map 16

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Goilalan, Kunimaipa

Dialects

Biaru-Waria, Ono, Sim.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1984.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Weri

Writing

Latin script [Latn].