Tairuma language

Tairuma, also known as Uaripi after its location, is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Uaripi (07°57′00″S 145°44′06″E) in Central Kerema Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

Tairuma
Uaripi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionGulf Province
Native speakers
4,500 (2004)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
  • Eleman
    • nuclear Eleman
      • Eastern
        • Tairuma
Language codes
ISO 639-3uar
Glottologtair1256

References
  1. Tairuma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.


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