Wiarumus | |
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Mandi | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Ethnicity | 460 (2000 census) [1] |
Native speakers | 460 (2000 census) [1] |
Torricelli
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
tua |
Glottolog |
wiar1238 |
ELP | Wiarumus |
Coordinates: 3°36′55″S 143°43′36″E / 3.615291°S 143.726763°E |
Wiarumus, a.k.a. Mandi, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in a village of just under 500. Only those villagers born before ca. 1940 can speak it. It is spoken in the Mandi village ( 3°36′55″S 143°43′36″E / 3.615291°S 143.726763°E), Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. [1] [2]