Vasi-weri language

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The Vasi-weri language is a Papuan language spoken by a small indigenous community in Papua New Guinea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan language
language
category Languages of Papua New Guinea
Papuan languages
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
countryOfficialName Independent State of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
endangermentStatus endangered
ethnicity indigenous people of Papua New Guinea
geographicContext New Guinea island NERFINISHED
hasTypology likely SOV word order
ISO639Status not assigned
languageFamily Papuan languages NERFINISHED
macroArea Papunesia
nativeSpeakers small indigenous community in Papua New Guinea
numberOfSpeakers small community
region Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
scriptUsage limited written use
sociolinguisticSituation spoken within a small, localized community
spokenIn Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
status minority language
transmission primarily oral
usedAs vernacular language
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Vasi-weri hasAlternativeName Vasi-weri language