Onjob

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Onjab

Population

150 (Wurm 2000).

Location

Oro Province, Koreat and Naukwate villages.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 30% with Maiwa [mti] (most similar).

Language Use

Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Ubir [ubr], English [eng], and Tok Pisin [tpi] (2007). Also use English [eng] or Ubir [ubr].

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