Kiwai, Northeast
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Gibaio, Urama-Kope
Population
6,000 (2011 W. Foley).
Location
Gulf province.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Gibaio, Kope (Era River, Gope), Urama, Anigibi (Arigibi), Fomomoto (Era). The differences between Urama and Kope, and Anigibi and Kope, are of a similar significance (2018 N. Schulz).
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Used by all.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literature. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 1987.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Wurm and Hattori (1981) treat Arigibi dialect as a separate language.