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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Fembe

Fembe

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3agl

Population  350 (1986 SIL).
Region  Western Province, Upper Strickland River.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 8, reference number 387
Alternate names   Agala, Sinale
Dialects  Most similar to Odoodee [kkc], Konai [kxw].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, East Strickland
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
Comments  Bogaia [boq] moved into Fembe [agl] territory, dividing them into 2 geographical areas.