Edolo

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
etr
Alternate Names
Edolo Ado, Etolo, Etoro
Autonym
Edolo
User Population

1,670 (2000 census). 300 monolinguals (2015 A. Grosh).

Location

Hela province: Tari district; Western province: Nomad district, southwest of Mount Sisa. 16 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Dialects

Eastern Edolo, Western Edolo. Lexical similarity: 38% with Bedamuni [beo].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use Bedamuni [beo]. Some also use Huli [hui], men more than women. Some also use Onobasulu [onn]. Used as L2 by Onobasulu [onn].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1997–2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Edolo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.