Yipma

BYR

developing

Alternate Names: Barua, Baruya

Dialects: Baruya, Gulicha, Usirampia (Wuzuraabya), Wantakia.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Angan
Nuclear Angan

Demographics: 6,600 (1990 census).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1992.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea