Urat | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: urt
Autonym: Urat
Population: 7,000 (Arminen et al 2017), decreasing. 2,500 in Wasep Yehre (Arminen et al 2017).
Location:: East Sepik province: Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Urat
Dialects: Wasep Nau (North Urat), Wusyep Yehre (Central Urat), Wasep Yam (South Urat), Wusyep Tep (East Urat).
Language Use: Young people understand Urat [urt], but rarely speak it. Tok Pisin [tpi] is the main language of most speakers (Arminen et al 2017). Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with most young people shifting (Arminen et al 2017).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50% in Tok Pisin [tpi]. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2016.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Urat
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: East Sepik province: Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets.