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Banaro language

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Ramu language of Papua New Guinea ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Banaro
Waran
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang & East Sepik Provinces
Native speakers4,000 (2019)
Language familyRamu
  • Ramu proper
    • Banaro
Language codes
ISO 639-3byz
Glottologbana1292
ELPBanaro

Banaro is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is lexically divergent from the other branches of the family, having remarkably few cognates.

References

  1. Banaro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Donald C. Laycock, 1973. 'Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification'. Pacific linguistics, Series B, Issue 25. Australian National University, Department of Linguistics.
  3. Andrew Pawley, 2005, Papuan pasts
Languages of Papua New Guinea
Official languages
Major Indigenous
languages
Other Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
Bosavi
Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
Larger families
Sign languages
Ramu–Lower Sepik languages
Ramu
Ottilien
Misegian
Grass (Porapora)
Mongol–Langam (Koam)
Ataitan (Tangu)
Tamolan
Annaberg (Middle Ramu)
Nor–Pondo


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