Kobon
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Population
10,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. 4,000 monolinguals.
Location
Madang Province, Middle Ramu district; Western Highlands Province, Kaironk river, lower Jimi river area north of Mount Hagen.
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Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. Interest in L1 literacy increasing. Local school staff are regularly producing new material for use in the schools. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].