Alamblak

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Arambak

Autonym

Alamblak

Population

1,530 (2000 census).

Location

East Sepik province: Angoram district. 9 villages on Middle Karawari and Wagupmeri rivers. Another dialect has 4 villages near Kuvanmas lake.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Kuvenmas, Karawari.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Sumariup [siv].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 2003.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Karawari is distinct from Karawari [tzx] in the Pondo branch. Traditional religion, Christian.