Koiari, Grass

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Koiari

Population

1,700 (Wurm 2000). 10% monolingual.

Location

Central Province, east of Port Moresby to coast.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Hogeri, Lahada, Omani. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Koitabu [kqi] (most similar).

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Youth shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (2007). Also use Hiri Motu [hmo] or English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources