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Ömie

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: aom

Population	800 (1993 SIL). 400 monolinguals.
Region	Oro Province, Kokoda, Upper Kumusi, and Afore districts, northwest of Managalasi, Mamama River, and Upper Kumusi Valley.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 742
Alternate names	Aomie, Upper Managalasi
Dialects	Asapa, Zuwadza, Gora-Bomahouji, Ihuaje, Juvaje.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Koiarian, Baraic
Language use	Some use Hiri Motu [hmo] or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists; animal husbandry: pigs.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Omie Organised Phonology Data.  

AUSTING, John F., author. 1974. "Ömie."

AUSTING, John F.; AUSTING, June., authors. 1977. Semantics of Ömie discourse.

AUSTING, John F.; UPIA, Randolph, authors. 1975. "Highlights of Ömie morphology."

ELIASON, James, author. 1991. "What comes next?."

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

Vernacular Publications

Mi surisurie. 1990.

Ömie jö suri gemoho. 1984.

Ugo surisurie. 1990.