Fagani

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Faghani

Population

900 (1999 SIL).

Location

Makira province: northwest Makira island.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Fagani, Rihu’a, Agufi.

Language Use

Some children shifting to Roviana [rug] (Wurm 2007). Most also use Roviana [rug] (Wurm 2007).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar.

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Other Comments

Separate from Arosi [aia] (Tryon 1982).