Language

Wára

Wára is a language in the Yam family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Scripture in Wára

A Bible translation is needed in Wára.

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 Wára is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Wára

Language family
Yam
ISO 639-3 code
tci
Glottocode
wara1294
Also known as
Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä · Wara · Wára: Kema

Dialects and varieties 6

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

  • AntaNo known Scripture
  • KemaNo known Scripture
  • KómnjoNo known Scripture
  • KomnzoNo known Scripture
  • WáraNo known Scripture
  • WereNo 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.