Timbe

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tim
User Population

11,000 (1991 SIL), increasing. 6,000 monolinguals (2001 UNESCO).

Location

Morobe province: Kabwum district, Timbe river valley and tributaries.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Western
Dialects

Central Timbe, North Timbe, South Timbe.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains, including education. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Kâte [kmg]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Nukna [klt], Weliki [klh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Texts. NT: 1987.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Timbe
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.