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Baruga language

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Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea For other uses, see Bareji language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Baruga
Bareji
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionOro Province
Native speakers(2,500 cited 2000–2003)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea
Dialects
  • Tafota
  • Daghoro
  • Bareji
  • Mado
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
bjz – Baruga
dgx – Doghoro
Glottologbaru1268

Baruga, also known ambiguously as Bareji, is a Papuan language spoken in Oro Province, in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. The four rather divergent dialects are Tafota, Daghoro, Bareji, Mado. They are part of the Binanderean family of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages.

References

  1. Baruga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Doghoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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

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