Baruga language

Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea

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Baruga, also known ambiguously as Bareji, is a Papuan language spoken in Oro Province, in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. The four rather divergent dialects are Tafota, Daghoro, Bareji, Mado. They are part of the Binanderean family of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages.

Baruga
Bareji
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionOro Province
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 2000–2003)[1]
Dialects
  • Tafota
  • Daghoro
  • Bareji
  • Mado
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
bjz – Baruga
dgx – Doghoro
Glottologbaru1268

References

  1. ^ Baruga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Doghoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)