Andai

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
afd
Alternate Names
Anday, Pundungum, Wangkai
User Population

440 (Kassell et al 2017).

Location

East Sepik province: Karawari rural district. Andambit, Awarem, Imboin, Kaiyam, Kupini, and Namata mountain villages; Arafundi and Wagupman rivers’ head.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Arafundi
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 58%–74% with Tapei [afp].

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Kassell et al 2017).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Andai
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].