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Wagi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: fad

Population  3,380 (2003 SIL).
Region  Madang Province, northwest of Madang, Mis, Kamba, Foran, Kauris, and Silibob villages.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 7, reference number 351
Alternate names   Foran, Furan, Kamba, Mis-Kemba
Dialects  May be most similar to Nobonob [gaw]. Lexical similarity: 30% with Ari dialect of Nobonob.
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Hanseman
Language use  Also use Ari [aac], Nobonob, or Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 5%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
Comments  SOV; adjectives, numerals follow noun head; verb affixes mark person, number; CV, CVC, VC, V; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists, marginally peasant: cacao, coconuts, coffee.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MACKENZIE, Bonnie; MUÑOZ, Guillermo; SPENCER, Juliann; VAN COTT, Sara, authors. 2011. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Wagi [fad] Language."  Available online