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Faiwol

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: fai

Population	4,500 (1987 SIL).
Region	Western Province, Tabubil District, Fly and Palmer rivers headwaters.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 5, reference number 234 Papua New Guinea, Map 8, reference number 234
Alternate names	Angkiyakmin, Faiwolmin, Fegolmin, Wokeimin
Dialects	Angkiyakmin, Faiwolmin, Wopkeimin. Many dialects.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Ok, Mountain
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–40%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%–40%. NT: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DAY, Bill; DAY, Sherry, authors. 1992. "Faiwol prep school experiences."

DAY, Bill; DAY, Sherry, authors. 1992. "Teaching the Faiwol people management skills."

DAY, Sherry, author. 1993. "Fluency improves for Faiwol people."

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Studies in languages of the Ok family.

MECKLENBERG, Frank, author. 1992. Faiwol Organised Phonology Data.  

MECKLENBURG, Charlotte, author. 1974. Phonology of Faiwol.  

MECKLENBURG, Charlotte; MECKLENBURG, Frank, authors. 1980. Faiwol (Western Province).

MECKLENBURG, Charlotte; MECKLENBURG, Frank, authors. 1980. Faiwol anthropology essentials.

SPENCER, Juliann; VAN COTT, Sara, authors. 2010. "A sociolinguistic survey of Setaman [stm]."  

Vernacular Publications

Adikum bakan umi sug uta ko. 1973.

Bisin so Iglis so weg mit umi kokoimin buk = Hap tok bilong Faiwol na Pisin na Inglis = Phrases in Faiwol, Melanesian Pidgin and English. 1975.

Faiwol bakan awon umi mit uta ko. 1973.

Faiwol fut mit tabin buk. 1979.

Faiwol fut taktakin mit uta ko. 1987.

Faiwol kimin buk. 1980.

Faiwol weg utamamin buk uta ko. 1973.

Fas godin kukuw uta ko. 1973.

Goleg kug ket mosa umi sug uta ko. 1975.

Kina so toea so. 1975.

Kinim kamin kukuw umi sug uta ko. 1973.

Suni nalam kanamamsi sung. 1987.