Kobon

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Kobon

User Population

10,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. 4,000 monolinguals.

Madang province: Middle Ramu district; Western Highlands province: Kaironk river, lower Jimi river area north of Mount Hagen.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 6

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Kalam-Kobon

SOV.

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially youth. Used as L2 by Haruai [tmd].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. Interest in L1 literacy increasing. Local school staff are regularly producing new material for use in the schools. Literature. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kobon

Latin script [Latn].