Urat language
Urat is a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. As of 2017, about 7,000 people spoke Urat. The language has four dialects: North Urat (Wasep Ngau) with around 2,480 speakers; Central Urat (Wusyep Yihre) with about 2,060; South Urat (Wasep Yam) with about 1,210; and East Urat (Wusyep Tep) with about 550.
A notable feature of Urat is its four voiceless liquids and semivowels: ɬ, r̥, w̥, and j̥, which is unusual for Papuan languages.
Urat belongs to the Torricelli language family, in the Urim branch. The ISO code for Urat is urt.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 01:35 (CET).