BYR ISO 639-3
Yipma
Yɨ’mayagaala Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- byr
- Alternate Names
- Barua, Baruya
- Autonym
- Yɨ’mayagaala
- Population
- 9,610 (2000 census).
- Location:
- Eastern Highlands province: Marawaka district.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
- Dialects
- Wantakia, Baruya, Gulicha, Usirampia (Wuzuraabya).
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Bonnemère 2016).
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1994.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Yipma
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Eastern Highlands province: Marawaka district.
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