Asaro languages

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The Asaro languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken by indigenous communities in the Asaro region of Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Asaro languages canonical 1
Lower Asaro language 1
Upper Asaro language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan language group
language family
arealContact Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea
arealGroup Eastern Highlands languages
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
documentationStatus under-documented
ethnicity Asaro people
geneticClassification Papuan
hasMember Asaro’o language
Auyana language
Dano language
Lower Asaro language
linked to: Asaro languages

Tairora language
Upper Asaro language
linked to: Asaro languages
ISO639-3Status individual member languages have separate ISO 639-3 codes
languageFamily Trans–New Guinea
linguisticArea Papuan Highlands linguistic area
locatedInTimeZone UTC+10
primaryUse oral communication
region New Guinea Highlands
spokenIn Asaro region
Eastern Highlands Province
Papua New Guinea
status minority languages
vulnerable
subclassOf Papuan languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
typologicalFeature SOV word order
usedBy indigenous communities of the Asaro Valley
usedIn local trade and social interaction
traditional cultural practices
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Highlands Province hasLanguage Asaro languages
Asaro languages hasMember Upper Asaro language
linked to: Asaro languages
Asaro languages hasMember Lower Asaro language
linked to: Asaro languages