Maiadomu
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 730 (2000 census), increasing. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Bwaidoka District, East Fergusson Island. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 789 |
| Alternate names | Maiadom |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 62% with Iamalele [yml], 35% with Boselewa [bwf], 32% with Gameta dialect of Galeya [gar], 20% with Dobu [dob]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga |
| Language use | Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists; fishermen. |
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