Yonggom
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 4,000 (1997 SIL). |
| Region | Western Province along Fly and Tedi (Alice) rivers and toward Lake Murray. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 8, reference number 391 |
| Alternate names | Yongkom, Yongom |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 80% with North Muyu [kti], 70% with South Muyu [kts], 30% with Ninggerum [nxr]. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Ok, Lowland |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 2004. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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