Wano
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A language of Indonesia
1,000 (2011), decreasing. L2 users: 0. 200 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,000.
Papua province: Puncak and Puncak Jaya regencies in central highlands area; Van Daalen river to upper Rouffaer river.
6b (Threatened).
SOV; postpositions; possessor before noun head; articles, adjectives, numerals, and relatives after noun head; question words initial in Verb Phrase, final with demonstratives; 2 prefixes, 5 suffixes; bare-root with complex verbal morphology, switch reference and (or) delayed vs. immediate sequential, tail-head linkage; (C)V(C); final stress; nontonal.
Under pressure from Western Dani [dnw] and Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Religious services, home, field, community, oral. Some of all ages. Negative attitudes. Little interest in language revival, low prestige, considered inferior to Western Dani [dnw] and Indonesian [ind]. Also use Dem [dem], Indonesian [ind], Moni [mnz], Western Dani [dnw]. Used as L2 by Duvle [duv].
Texts. Bible portions: 1979–1989.
Latin script [Latn], experimental usage.
Traditional religion, Christian.