Wampur

WAZ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Wampul

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Mari ,. Lexical similarity: 50% with Adzera ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Markham
Upper
Mountain

Demographics: 530 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 550.

Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Adzera [adz], Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30% age 10+ in at least Tok Pisin [tpi] (2000 census). Men 43%, Women 15%.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Different from Wampar , in lower Markham Valley.