Yareba

YRB

developing

Alternate Names: Middle Musa

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Southeast Papuan
Yareban

Demographics: 750 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Language Use: Also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. Used as L2 by Aneme Wake [aby], Bariji [bjc], Nawaru [nwr].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. NT: 1973–1987.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea