Kutong
PrintA language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dinangat, Sakam
Population
1,300 (2000 census). 15% monolingual.
Location
Morobe Province, Sakam, Makwa, Tamunat, and Kamdaran villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Akwawin, Iyot, Kamdaran, Sakam. Most divergent Uruwa language.
Language Use
Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: About 10% in Kutong, and growing. Poetry. Bible portions.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.