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Kandawo

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: gam

Population	4,000 (2003 SIL).
Region	Western Highlands Province, Hagen District, upper Jimi headwaters, Mt. Wilhelm slopes.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 422
Alternate names	Narake
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Jimi
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1989–1998.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GRAHAM, Mack, author. 1991. "Vernacular literacy in the Upper Jimi."

GRAHAM, Mack, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1998. Dialect survey of the Kandawo language, Western Highlands Province.  

GRAHAM, Mack, compiler. 1998. Kandawo Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

Kub kaman buk. 1998.