Wampar language

Wampar (Dzob Wampar) is an Austronesian language of Wampar Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

Not to be confused with Wampur language.
Wampar
Laewomba
Dzob Wampar
RegionMarkham Valley, New Guinea
Native speakers
(5,200 cited 1990)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbq
Glottologwamp1247

It is spoken in the 8 villages (wards) of Dzifasin (6.588454°S 146.579374°E / -6.588454; 146.579374 (Chivasing)), Tararan (6.543318°S 146.553226°E / -6.543318; 146.553226 (Tararan)), Gabsongkeg (6.584546°S 146.757023°E / -6.584546; 146.757023 (Gapsongkeg)), Ngasowapum (6.575056°S 146.822698°E / -6.575056; 146.822698 (Nasuapum)), Munun (6.573319°S 146.849903°E / -6.573319; 146.849903 (Munum)), Mare (6.658412°S 146.682269°E / -6.658412; 146.682269 (Mare)), Gabandzidz (6.724186°S 146.769987°E / -6.724186; 146.769987 (Gabensis)), and Wamped (6.741034°S 146.670007°E / -6.741034; 146.670007 (Wampit)).[2]

Further reading

Beer, Bettina, and Hans Fischer. Wampar–English Dictionary with an English–Wampar finder list. ANU Press, 2021. ISBN 9781760464790

References
  1. Wampar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8.


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