Angor

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
agg
Alternate Names
Anggor, Senagi, Wan, Watapor
User Population

1,500 (Litteral 2004).

Location

Sandaun province: Amanab district. 11 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Senagi
Dialects

Nai (Central Angor), Samanai (Mamhoaf, Southern Angor).

Typology

SOV; possessors before the noun, adjectives and numerals after the noun; 2 genders (masc./fem.); dual number for both second and third person; case-marking; verb affixes mark person and number of subject and object; 18 consonants and 7 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; clause chaining constructions.

Language Use

Declining within Samanai dialect. Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Amanab [amn].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 2001.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Angor
Writing

Latin script [Latn].