Language family Border
Waris
Waris ISO 639-3 wrs | Writing system Latin Glottolog wari1266 | |
Region Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea; Papua province, Indonesia Native speakers (undated figure of 4,000) | ||
Waris or Walsa is a Papuan language spoken by about 2,500 people around Wasengla, Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, as well as about 1,500 across the border in the Indonesian province of Papua.
Diphthongs and triphthongs
There are two triphthongs, /ɔɑi/ and /uɛu/.
References
Waris language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA