Moikodi

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mkp
Alternate Names
Doriri
User Population

570 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 290 monolinguals.

Location

Oro province: Owen Stanley Range north slopes, Mount Brown to Moni river.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Yareban
Dialects

Several dialects. Lexical similarity: 65%–73% with Aneme Wake [aby] (most similar).

Language Use

Also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. Used as L2 by Bariji [bjc].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Moikodi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].