Waran | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: byz
Alternate Names: Banar, Banara, Banaro
Autonym: Waran
Population: 4,000 (2019 PBT).
Location:: East Sepik and Madang provinces.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Ramu-Lower Sepik, Ramu, Grass
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Gorovu [grq].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Waran
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: East Sepik and Madang provinces.