Koita

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kqi
Autonym
Koita
User Population

3,000 (2001 SIL).

Location

Central province: Kairuku-Hiri district, Hiri and Kairuku RLLGs; National Capital District, Port Moresby and north, west and southeast.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Koiarian, Koiaric
Dialects

West Koita, East Koita. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Grass Koiari [kbk] (most similar).

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Young speakers tend to prefer Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng] (Wurm 2007). Most also use English [eng] (Wu 2020). Most also use Motu [meu] (Wu 2020). Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wu 2020). A few also use Hiri Motu [hmo] (Wu 2020).

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Koita
Writing

Latin script [Latn], developed in 2001.