Upper Morehead language

Upper Morehead, also known as Wára, is a Papuan language of New Guinea. Varieties are Wára (Vara), Kómnjo (Rouku), Anta, and Wèré (Wärä); these are divergent enough to sometimes be listed as distinct languages.

"Upper Morehead" can also refer to the related Arammba language
Upper Morehead
Wára
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
700 (2002)[1]
Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
Dialects
  • Wára
  • Kómnjo
  • Anta
  • Wèré
Language codes
ISO 639-3tci
Glottologwara1294[2]

References
  1. Upper Morehead at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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