Oksapmin

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
opm
User Population

12,000 (2005 SIL).

Location

Sandaun province: Telefomin district; Southern Highlands province: Strickland river north bank to Sandaun province border; Western province: Olsobip RLLG.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Oksapmin
Dialects

Upper Oksapmin, Lower Oksapmin. The 2 dialects are mutually intelligible.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Some also use Bimin [bhl] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Used as L2 by Bimin [bhl], Hewa [ham].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Oksapmin
Writing

Latin script [Latn].