WAJ ISO 639-3
Waffa
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- waj
- Alternate Names
- Vuafaaqaa
- Population
- 1,990 (2000 census).
- Location:
- Eastern Highlands province: Kainantau district, small border area near To’okena; Morobe province: Kaiapit district, Waffa river headwaters, 5 villages.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Tairora
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Some North Tairora [tbg] traders also use Waffa. All domains. Oral and written use in church. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 90%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. NT: 1975–1987.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Waffa
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
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Location: Eastern Highlands province: Kainantau district, small border area near To’okena; Morobe province: Kaiapit district, Waffa river headwaters, 5 villages.
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