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Timbe

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: tim

Population	11,000 (1991 SIL). 60% are monolingual (women and older men).
Region	Morobe Province, Kabwum District, Timbe River valley and tributaries.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 514
Dialects	Central Timbe, North Timbe, South Timbe.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Western
Language use	Vigorous. Weliki [klh] use Timbe as L2. All domains. Used in education. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or Kâte [kmg].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1987.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists: coffee. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FOSTER, Margaret; FOSTER, Michael, authors. 2009. Topicalisation in Timbe texts.  

FOSTER, Margaret; FOSTER, Michael, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1972. Timbe phonemics.  

FOSTER, Michael, author. 2009. Indicating prominence in Timbe texts.  

FOSTER, Michael, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1981. Timbe grammar sketch - cohesion in Timbe texts.  

FOSTER, Michael, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1986. Ergativity and control in Timbe.  

FOSTER, Mick, author. 1992. Timbe Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

Hân siâ siâ horatnenŋe tatâp. 1983.