Iatmul

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ian
Alternate Names
Big Sepik, Gepma Kwudi, Gepma Kwundi, Ngepma Kwundi
Autonym
gepmakudi
User Population

8,440 (2003 SIL).

Location

East Sepik province: Ambunti and Angoram districts, Sepik river, Tambunum to Japandai, Kundungay area villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Sepik, Ndu
Dialects

Nyaula, Pali’bei, Waliakwi, Maligwat.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially young people (Jendraschek 2012). Some also use English [eng], especially adults (Jendraschek 2012). Used as L2 by Sengo [spk].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1975.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Iatmul
Writing

Latin script [Latn].