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Imbongu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: imo

Population	42,500 (2000 census). 15% monolingual.
Region	Southern Highlands Province, Ialibu District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 411
Alternate names	Au, Aua, Awa, Ibo Ugu, Imbo Ungo, Imbo Ungu, Imbonggo
Dialects	Awa (Aua, Au).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Hagen, Kaugel
Language use	Vigorous. Used by speakers of other languages. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], Kewa [kew], Wiru [wiu], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Imbongu Organised Phonology Data.  

FRANKLIN, Karl J.; STEFANIW, Roman, authors. 1992. "The ‘Pandanus languages’ of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea – a further report."

PENCE, Alan R., editor. 1964. Verb studies in five New Guinea languages.  

SHAW, R. Daniel, editor. 1974. Kinship studies in Papua New Guinea.

STEPHANIW, Roman, author. 1987. A comparison of Imbongu grammar with the Kaugel grammar essentials.