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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names
Langam, Mwa
User Population

300 (Barlow 2020a), decreasing. Ethnic population: 620 (Barlow 2020a).

Location

East Sepik province: Angoram district, Langam village.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 40% with Mwakai [mgt], 40% with Ulwa [yla] (Barlow 2020b).

Typology

SOV; Postpositions; Nominative-Accusative; Isolating; Verbal affixation marks tense, aspect, and mood; Consonants: 13, Vowels: 6 (Barlow 2020a).

Language Use

Older adults only. All shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Barlow 2020a). Also use Angoram [aog] (Barlow 2020a). Also use Ap Ma [kbx] (Barlow 2020a).

Other Comments

Christian.