Piame
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Biami
Population
100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Location
East Sepik province: middle Sepik region, eastern headwaters of Niksek (April) river.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Language Use
Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], but only 3 speakers.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
Language Resources
First contact with outsiders in 1982.