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A language of Papua New Guinea

User Population

30,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

Eastern Highlands province: Goroka district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Dialects

Upper Asaro (Asela Veleta), Lunube Mado, Bohena, Amaizuho, Kongi.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Tokano [zuh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1989.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].