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Fasu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: faa

Population  1,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 750 Fasu, 300 Namuni, 150 Some.
Region  Southern Highlands Province, Nipa District, south into Gulf Province and west to Kikori River in Western Province.
Language maps  Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 405
Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 405
Alternate names   Namome
Dialects  Some, Kaibu (Kaipu), Namome (Namumi, Namuni).
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, West Kutubu
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1995.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Wurm and Hattori (1981) treat Some and Namuni as separate languages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2011. "Tonal Diversity in Languages of Papua New Guinea."  Available online

FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 2001. "Kutubuan (Foe and Fasu) and proto Engan."

HUTCHISSON, Don, editor. 1980. Grammatical studies in Fasu and Mt. Koiali.

LOEWEKE, Eunice; MAY, Jean, authors. 1965. "The phonological hierarchy in Fasu."

LOEWEKE, Eunice; MAY, Jean, authors. 1966. "Fasu grammar."

LOEWEKE, Eunice; MAY, Jean, authors. 1980. General grammar of Fasu (Namo Me).

LOEWEKE, Eunice; MAY, Jean, authors. 2008. General grammar of Fasu (Namo me).  Available online

LOEWEKE, Eunice; MAY, Jean, compilers. Available: 2006; Created: 1981. Fasu Namo Me dictionary.  Available online

MAY, Jean, author. 1992. Fasu Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

[Dollars and cents]. 1967.

[People of Papua and New Guinea]. 1968.

[Reading book]. 1967.

Fasu primer 1. 1964.

Fasu primer 1. 1969.

Fasu primer 2-8. 1964.

Health book. 1965.

Namo aporomo makata anane popasane oyapo. 1974.

Nāmo mé sukúru sawī popásane óyapo. 1973.

Namo me sukuruhoasimo tisamo sawi popasane oyapo. 1973.

Napa hemakapusimo sawi popasane oyapo. 1973.

Pisini me sukuru sawi popasane oyapo. 1973.

Some kawe hemakapusimo popasane oyapo. 1973.