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Kombio

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: xbi

Population	2,970 (2003 SIL), decreasing. Small groups in West New Britain, Vanimo and Lae areas and a few elsewhere. Approximately 2,400 live in Kombio area.
Region	East Sepik Province, Dreikikir District, Torricelli Mountains. 31 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 106
Alternate names	Endangen
Dialects	North Kombio (Mwi), West-Central Kombio (Wampukuamp), South Kombio (Yanimoi), East Kombio (Wampurun). Mwi dialect is more distinct from the others and users have some difficulty in comprehension between dialects. 7–8 central villages each have unique idiolect versions.
Classification	Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Kombio
Language use	Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Bible portions: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	People refer to themselves as ‘Akwun’. SVO. Agriculturalists: yams, sweet potato, coffee, cacao, coconut, sago.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAKER, Judi; BAKER, Nate, authors. 1981. A sociolinguistic survey of Kombio.

HENRY, Joan, author. Available: 2009; Created: 2000-03. Dialect survey - Kombio language: East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.  

HENRY, Joan, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1992-10. Kombio Grammar Essentials.  

HENRY, Joan, compiler. 1992. Kombio Organised Phonology Data.