Waris

Waris is a member of the Border group of the Trans-New-Guinea languages. It is spoken by 2,500 people in the Walsa Rural LLG of Sandaun Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea, and in the Waris District of the Keerom Regency in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.

Waris is also known as Walsa. It is written with the Latin script, and there is a translation of the Bible in Waris.

Waris alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Waris (Excel)

Sample text

Doa Yesusva unna hemba, yeoa os ishumnivm Sesoamoa, Ara, kava os ningv, indkumbioa yena nihilmoa longong ovrivra. Temba yimba avpa pevnakambarava, nenglelnam prowolavra.
Yeoa kamoa inneoa dembrahunvm os detimangas.
Yeoa kana indkoklamoa maivethinvm, manara kava doa maivithinna indkoklamba, nomba temba indhanamba indkumbiva kamba vinvnamba. Yeoa kamoa kelvhueinvm, ata homeis Setan kam newondmoa ishunvm.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1469/LUK.11.WRSPB

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample video in Waris

Information about Waris | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Waris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waris_language
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/wrs
http://www.language-archives.org/language/wrs

Trans-New-Guinea languages

Amele, Angaataha, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum, Dadibi, Daga, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Hamtai, Huli, Kalamang, Kanasi, Ketengban, Klon, Komba, Meriam Mir, Ngaing, Nobonob, Sawila, Suabo, Tairoa, Teiwa, Wantoat, Waris, Waskia, Woisika, Yali, Yipma, Yonggom

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 17.04.26. Last modified: 17.04.26

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