Warapu

Demographics: 300 (Wurm 2000).

Language Use: Endangered or seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Language use was vigorous before the 1998 tsunami which annihilated much of the population. Perhaps seriously endangered in view of the scattered nature of the surviving Warapu speakers (Wurm 2007).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea