Fembe

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
agl
Alternate Names
Agala, Sinale
Population

350 (1986 SIL).

Location

Western Province, Upper Strickland river.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, East Strickland
Dialects

Most similar to Odoodee [kkc] and Konai [kxw].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fembe
Other Comments

Bogaia [boq] moved into Fembe [agl] territory, dividing them into 2 geographical areas. Language shift reported towards Konai [kxw], Duna [duc], and Kubo [jko], breaking linguistic identity in 3 directions. Oil company work also impacting language shift.