Kiwai, Southern

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kjd
Alternate Names
Kiwai
User Population

20,000 (2011 SIL).

Location

Western province: Fly river delta, Fly river north bank.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kiwaian
Dialects

Coast Kiwai, Island Kiwai (Bamu Kiwai).

Language Use

Used by all. Positive attitudes. They consider it superior to related languages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1960.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kiwai, Southern
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

All dialect speakers agree the language and cultural center is on Kiwai Island.