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Safeyoka

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: apz

Population	2,390 (1980 census).
Region	Morobe Province, Kaiapit, Lae-Wamba, and Menyamya districts.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 487 Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 487
Alternate names	Ambari, Ampale, Ampeeli-Wojokeso, Ampele
Dialects	Aiewomba, Wajakes (Wocokeso).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
Language use	Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or Yabem [jae].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1989.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

COCHRAN, Anne M.; WEIMER, Dorothy W.; WEST, Edith, authors. 1981. "Ampeeli-Wojokeso consonant clusters: a study in syllable complexity."

HEALEY, Phyllis M., editor. 1981. Angan languages are different: Four phonologies.

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Texts.

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1983. "Switch reference systems from two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (northern South America)."

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1999. "A footnote to Lehmann's OV /VO typology."

NICHOLS, Jean, author. 1998. "Ampeeli prep screening: more fuel for the fire."

WEIMER, Dorothy W.; WEST, Edith, authors. 1980. Ampeeli-Wojokeso (Morobe Province).

WEST, Dorothy, author. 1973. Wojokeso sentence, paragraph, and discourse analysis.

WEST, Idi, author. 1992. Ampeeli Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

A K M: Huno mayo yohino sɨmoʼmjo. 1994.

Aʼamu kengo kengopo ntaʼango sohwafe angofoho. 1969.

Atofo wolano. 1975.

Hano emoyo hungkunofoho. 1973.

Hungkuno atofo lɨtɨhwayo sohwamne iyoswofoho (Buk bilong tisa). 1975.

Hwaho kengo kengoponjo aʼamu sohwa nakwoʼnjo mofonelopo humalofo. 1973.

Hwaho mofehiʼnyo hamno yoʼmayosoʼne hungkunofoho. 1973.

Kisim save long ritim tokples Ampeeli (Yalambing yapi i raitim dispela buk). 1993.

Nakwoe hungkuno 1-4. 1970.

Nakwoʼe hungkuno soʼne huno syofɨsyɨhwasi womtɨʼmokano. 1975.

Ngko Taliliʼ-niye hungkunofoho. 1973.

Nompa syohoʼnjo iyoswofoho. 1973.

Pita kako yahu ipofo mpe imentisofoho. 1973.

Wajokeso - Pidgin - English. 1965.