Kerewo

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kxz
Alternate Names
Kerewa, Kerewa-Goari
Autonym
Kerewo
User Population

1,090 (2011 SIL). Population represents speakers living in their language area.

Location

Gulf province: Omati river west bank, east and inland to Samoa village.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kiwaian
Dialects

Gibario (Goaribari).

Language Use

Also use English [eng] (Di Rosa 2018). Also use Hiri Motu [hmo] (Di Rosa 2018). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Di Rosa 2018). Used as L2 by Kibiri [prm].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1926–1941.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kerewo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].