Iwur

Facts

  • Language: Iwur
  • Alternate names: Dintere, Iwoer, Iwur, Morop
  • Language code: iwo
  • Language family: Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Ok, Lowland (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 1,000
  • Vulnerability: Threatened
  • Script:

More information:

    Ethnonym: Morop. Dintere most widespread dialect. The previous language name ‘Iwur’ came from a single village within the Morop group. Relationship between Nemah and Dintere is unclear, and may constitute more than one language. Christian, traditional religion.

    Iwur is spoken in Indonesia, Southeast Asia.