Ethnologue

Kiwai, Northeast

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Gibaio, Urama-Kope

Population

6,000 (2011 W. Foley).

Location

Gulf province.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Gibaio, Kope (Era River, Gope), Urama, Arigibi (Anigibi).

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literature. Videos. Texts. Bible portions: 1987.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Wurm and Hattori (1981) treat Arigibi dialect as a separate language.