Aighon

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
aix
Alternate Names
Aigon, Eighon
User Population

2,100 (2002 SIL), increasing. 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,100 (2002 SIL).

Location

West New Britain province: Gasmata and Mosa rural LLGs, Akolet and Avau inland, between Avio and Amgen rivers, to north side of Whiteman range.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects

Bao (Do), Apsokok (Psohoh, Psokhok, Psokok, Sokhok), Aighon. In the Kaulong [pss] (Pasismanua) dialect subgroup. Aighon considered a dialect of Kaulong [pss] (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Lexical similarity: 83% with Aighon and Bao dialects.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 50% in English [eng] and Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aighon
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Fulumu (Bau) [bbd] in Madang Province. Christian, traditional religion.