信息不完整 “Language isolates in the New Guinea region” . Harald Hammarström (2017) , Lyle Campbell, Thomas Dougherty, and Alexander D. Smith · London: Routledge
近危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7000
该群体使用的其他语言
a Motu-base pidgin
地点
Papua New Guinea
地点描述
around the mouth of the Purari river in Gulf Province
信息不完整 “Personal Communication on Purari” . Bell, Joshua (2018)
易危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
该群体使用的其他语言
Tok Pisin; English; Motu
语言环境评论
Speakers of Purari also genearlly speak Tok Pisin, English, and Motu. Competence in these latter three languages varies depending on age group. Purari-speaking individuals may also know one or more languages of the surrounding ethnic groups (Elema, Kaura, Pawaiian, Era, Gope, and Urama)
地点
Purari is primarily spoken by inhabitants in the Purari Delta. It is also spoken in Port Moresby.
信息不完整 “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)