Aighon
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,000 (2003 SIL), increasing. Less than 5% monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,500. |
| Region | West New Britain Province, Gasmata and Mosa Rural LLGs, Akolet and Avau inland, between Avio and Amgen rivers, to north side of Whiteman Range. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 592 |
| Alternate names | Aigon, Bao, Psohoh |
| Dialects | Bao (Do), Apsokok (Psohoh, Sokhok, Psokhok, Psokok), Aighon. In the Kaulong [pss] (Pasismanua) dialect subgroup. Lexical similarity: 83% between Aighon and Bao dialects. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. |
| Comments | Different from Bau [bbd] in Madang Province. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
JOHNSTON, Raymond L., author. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Kimbe Bay region."
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
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