Upper Morehead language

Language of Papua New Guinea
Upper Morehead
Wára
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
350 Wára proper (2018)[1]
930 Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä (2018)[1]
Language family
Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
  • Yam
    • Tonda
      • Upper Morehead
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3tci
Glottologwara1294

Upper Morehead, also known as Wára, is a Papuan language of New Guinea. Varieties are Wára (Vara), Kómnjo (Rouku), Anta, and Wèré (Wärä); these are divergent enough to sometimes be listed as distinct languages.

References

  1. ^ a b Upper Morehead at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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Official languages
Major Indigenous
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Other Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
Bosavi
Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
Larger families
Sign languages

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