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Kobon

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kpw

Population	10,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. 4,000 monolinguals.
Region	Madang Province, Middle Ramu District; Western Highlands Province, Kaironk River, lower Jimi River area north of Mt. Hagen.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 285
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Kalam-Kobon
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Kobon Organised Phonology Data.  

DAVIES, H. John, author. 1977. Kobon phonology.

DAVIES, H. John, author. 1980. "The phonological status of the semivowel in Kobon."

DAVIES, H. John, author. 1980. Kobon phonology.

DAVIES, H. John, author. 1981. "The syntax of the simple sentence in Kobon."

DAWSON, Marcus; DAWSON, May, authors. 1974. Kobon phrases.  

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Grammatical studies in three languages of Papua New Guinea.

TONSON, John, author. 1976. The languages in the Schraeder ranges.