Language

Weri

Weri is a language in the Kunimaipan family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Weri

The New Testament is reported in Weri.

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 Weri is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Weri

Language family
Kunimaipan
ISO 639-3 code
wer
Glottocode
weri1253
Also known as
Amam · Amam: Ken

Dialects and varieties 6

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

  • Amam: KenNo known Scripture
  • Amam: OnoNo known Scripture
  • Amam: WateoNo known Scripture
  • Amam: WeriNo known Scripture
  • Biaru-WariaNo known Scripture
  • SimNo 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.