Fore

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Population

17,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Eastern Highlands Province, Okapa district.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

North Central Fore, Pamusa (South Fore).

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1970–1974.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.