Baramu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: bmz
Population: 850 (2000 census).
Location:: Western province: Baramura, Tapila, Tirio, and Tirio 2 villages; lower Fly river south bank.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Tirio
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 33% with Bitur [mcc], 32% with Makayam [aup], 27% with Wára [tci].
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Most also use English [eng].
Language Development: Bible portions: 2009.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Baramu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Bitur [mcc], Makayam [aup], and Wára [tci].

Location: Western province: Baramura, Tapila, Tirio, and Tirio 2 villages; lower Fly river south bank.