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Fore

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: for

Population	17,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Okapa District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 450
Dialects	Pamusa (South Fore), North Central Fore.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Fore
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1970–1974.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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

NICHOLSON, Ray; NICHOLSON, Ruth, authors. 1962. "Fore phonemes and their interpretation."

PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1963. "Theoretical implications of matrix permutation in Fore (New Guinea)."

PIKE, Kenneth L.; SCOTT, Graham K., authors. 1963. "Pitch accent and non-accented phrases in Fore (New Guinea)."

PILCH, Herbert, author. 1970. "Pike and Scott’s analysis of Fore suprasegmentals."  

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1963. "The dialects of Fore."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1967. "Which alphabet should I use? A limited research survey in Fore."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1968. "Fore final verbs."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1968. "Taking the vernacular into account."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1973. Higher levels of Fore grammar.

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1975. "Linguistic aspects of Fore kinship."  

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1977. The Fore language of Papua New Guinea.

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1980. Fore dictionary.

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1983. "Discourse cohesion in a highland language of P.N.G.."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1986. "On ergativity in Fore and other Papuan languages."

SCOTT, Graham K., author. 1990. A reanalysis of Fore accent.  

SCOTT, Graham, author. 1978. The Fore language of Papua New Guinea.

SCOTT, Graham, author. 1992. Fore Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

Agao! no. 1-5. 1967.

Aisikena pune. 1970.

Akao 5. 1964.

Aʼyaʼma mawe. 1967.

Kabu kinaʼma kamanane. 1969.

kamana kaeyo!. 1969.

Lokol gavman: Long territory bilong Papua na New Guinea. 1971.

Pora kamana — Pidgin — English. 1969.