Bedamuni

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
beo
Alternate Names
Beami, Bedamini, Biami, Mougulu, Piame
Autonym
Bedamuni
User Population

5,000 (Minnegal and Dwyer 2006). Ethnic population: 12,000 (Fleming 2019).

Location

Western province: east of Nomad; into Southern Highlands province.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Dialects

Komofio, North Beami.

Language Use

Also use English [eng] (Fleming 2019). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Fleming 2019). Used as L2 by Edolo [etr], Odoodee [kkc], Sonia [siq].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible: 2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bedamuni
Writing

Latin script [Latn].