Tairuma, also known as Uaripi after its location, is a
Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Uaripi () in
Central Kerema Rural LLG
Central Kerema Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wards
*01. Uaripi (Tairuma language speakers)
*02. Mei'i
*03. Lapari
*04. Mirakere
*05. Didimaua
*06. Uriri (Kaki Ae language
Kaki Ae, or Tate, is ...
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Gulf Province
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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A grammar of Tairuma was written by Ikamu and Jo in 2014.
[Ikamu, Gabriel and Joong-Hwan Jo. 2014. ]
Tentative grammar description for the Tairuma language
'. Manuscript.
References
*Rueck, Michael J., Margaret Potter, and Badi Vila. 2010.
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Eleman languages
Languages of Gulf Province
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