Huli

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
hui
Alternate Names
Huli-Hulidana, Huri
Autonym
Huli
User Population

200,000 (Gould 2011), increasing.

Location

Enga province: south fringe; Hela province: Tari area.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Engan, Huli
Language Use

Huli is a dominant language in the area. Most domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Also use Angal Heneng [akh] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Also use Duna [duc] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Used as L2 by Angal Heneng [akh], Duna [duc], Edolo [etr], Kasua [khs], Onobasulu [onn].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Low. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Huli
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.