Fasu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
faa
Alternate Names
Namome
Population

1,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 750 Fasu, 300 Namuni, 150 Some.

Location

Southern Highlands Province, Nipa district, south into Gulf Province and west to Kikori river in Western Province.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, West Kutubu
Dialects

Kaibu (Kaipu), Namome (Namumi, Namuni), Some.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1995.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fasu
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Some and Namuni may be separate languages (Wurm and Hattori 1981).