Language

Waima

Waima is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Waima

The New Testament is reported in Waima.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Waima is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Waima

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
rro
Glottocode
waim1251
Also known as
Waima: Bereina

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Waima as a whole.

  • BereinaNo known Scripture
  • Nuclear WaimaNo known Scripture
  • PaitanaNo known Scripture
  • RoroNo known Scripture
  • Waima Yule-delenaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.