Wampur language

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Wampur
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
530 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 waz
Glottolog wamp1248
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Wampur is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the two villages of Wampur ( 6°22′36″S146°09′19″E / 6.376584°S 146.15515°E / -6.376584; 146.15515 (Wampul) ) and Mirir ( 6°25′21″S146°09′25″E / 6.422483°S 146.156993°E / -6.422483; 146.156993 (Mirir) ) in Onga-Waffa Rural LLG. [2]

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References

  1. Wampur at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN   0-85883-394-8.