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Agob

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kit

Population  2,440 (2000 census). 1,437 Agob, 542 Ende, 457 Kawam.
Region  Western Province, Pahoturi River area, and south coast.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 647
Alternate names   Dabu
Dialects  Agob, Ende, Kawam. One end of a dialect chain stretching to Idi [idi]. Ende and Kawam most similar to Agob. Distinct from, but related to, Idi (Tame).
Classification  South-Central Papuan, Pahoturi
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Comments  3 government schools. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists; hunters.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BODEGRAVEN, Elly van; BODEGRAVEN, Nico van; DONDORP, Anne; KLEEF, Sjaak van, authors. 1995. Sociolinguistic Survey of the Agop & Idi Languages [KIT] & [IDI].