Finongan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
fag
Alternate Names
Finungwa, Finungwan
Population

1,300 (2002 SIL). 3% monolingual. Ethnic population: 1,350.

Location

Morobe Province.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Mamaa.

Language Use

Home, community, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]; a few also use English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 60% in Tok Pisin [tpi]; 5% in English [eng].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Finongan
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.