Kopar is a Lower Sepik language of Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea.
Kopar | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 540 (2000 census)[1] |
Language family | Ramu–Lower Sepik
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xop |
Glottolog | kopa1248 |
ELP | Kopar |
Coordinates: 3.863426°S 144.525852°E / -3.863426; 144.525852 (Kopar) |
The Kopar language is spoken in Kopar village (3.863426°S 144.525852°E / -3.863426; 144.525852 (Kopar)), Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3] It is also spoken in the villages of Wongan (3.999326°S 144.532123°E / -3.999326; 144.532123 (Wongan)) and Singrin (3.939457°S 144.430355°E / -3.939457; 144.430355 (Singarin)).[4]: 349
Kopar is a moribund language.[4]: 350 It has historically influenced Tayap, a language isolate.[4]: 349
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