Iwam, Sepik
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A language of Papua New Guinea
Alternate Names
Yawenian
User Population
2,500 (2000 census).
Location
East Sepik province: Ambunti district, Sepik river villages, lagoons north and south, Iniok village downstream to Leonard Schultze river.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Language Use
Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1989.