Baruga language
| Baruga | |
|---|---|
| Bareji | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Oro Province |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 2000–2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bjz – Barugadgx – Doghoro |
| Glottolog | baru1268 |
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.
References
- ^ Baruga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Doghoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)