Rumu

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dumu, Kai-Iri, Kairi, Kibiri, Rumuwa, Tumu

Population

1,000 (1985 UBS).

Location

Gulf province: Kikori district, Kikori, Sirebi, and Tiviri rivers north of Kikori.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1965–1993.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

A distinct language from Kibiri [prm] (Porome).