Tinputz

TPZ

developing

Alternate Names: Timputs, Vasui, Vasuii, Wasoi

Dialects: Vado, Vado-Vaene’, Vaene’, Vapopeo’, Vapopeo’-Rausaura, Vasui, Vavoehpoa’.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Western Oceanic

Meso Melanesian

New Ireland

South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic

Nehan-North Bougainville

Saposa-Tinputz

Demographics: 3,900 (1991 SIL).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. At least 10 vernacular primary schools. NT: 2005.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Moderate acculturation. Ethnic autonym: Vasuii.